Head-to-head
IC Markets vs LMAXEU-DemoUK
A measured comparison, not an opinion piece: we sample both brokers’ demo feeds around the clock and compare 7-day average spreads for every symbol in our catalog. Data is still being collected for this pairing — the tables fill in as history accrues. Demo conditions may differ from live accounts.
Session scoreboard
symbols won per UTC session, 7-day averagesCollecting data… the session scoreboard appears once both feeds have recorded enough history.
The session split is the part most comparisons skip — and the part that matters for EAs. A broker that wins the London session can lose badly during Asian hours or around rollover, when spreads widen unevenly.
Symbol by symbol
7-day average spread in pips/points| Symbol | Category | IC Markets | LMAXEU-DemoUK | Tighter feed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EURUSD | Majors | collecting… | 0.42 | — |
| GBPUSD | Majors | collecting… | 0.93 | — |
| USDJPY | Majors | collecting… | 0.90 | — |
| XAUUSD | Metals | collecting… | 75.3 | — |
| USDCHF | Majors | collecting… | 0.75 | — |
| AUDUSD | Majors | collecting… | 0.33 | — |
| USDCAD | Majors | collecting… | 0.62 | — |
| NZDUSD | Majors | collecting… | 0.63 | — |
| EURJPY | Crosses | collecting… | 2.12 | — |
| GBPJPY | Crosses | collecting… | 1.96 | — |
| US30 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| NAS100 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| BTCUSD | Crypto | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| EURGBP | Crosses | collecting… | 1.12 | — |
| EURCHF | Crosses | collecting… | 1.59 | — |
| EURAUD | Crosses | collecting… | 2.11 | — |
| EURCAD | Crosses | collecting… | 1.74 | — |
| EURNZD | Crosses | collecting… | 4.91 | — |
| GBPCHF | Crosses | collecting… | 2.22 | — |
| GBPAUD | Crosses | collecting… | 3.24 | — |
| GBPCAD | Crosses | collecting… | 2.02 | — |
| GBPNZD | Crosses | collecting… | 4.29 | — |
| AUDJPY | Crosses | collecting… | 1.71 | — |
| AUDNZD | Crosses | collecting… | 1.90 | — |
| AUDCAD | Crosses | collecting… | 1.70 | — |
| AUDCHF | Crosses | collecting… | 1.58 | — |
| CADJPY | Crosses | collecting… | 1.66 | — |
| CADCHF | Crosses | collecting… | 1.42 | — |
| CHFJPY | Crosses | collecting… | 2.70 | — |
| NZDJPY | Crosses | collecting… | 2.04 | — |
| NZDCAD | Crosses | collecting… | 1.74 | — |
| NZDCHF | Crosses | collecting… | 1.55 | — |
| USDSEK | Exotics | collecting… | 34.7 | — |
| USDNOK | Exotics | collecting… | 36.3 | — |
| USDPLN | Exotics | collecting… | 13.4 | — |
| USDZAR | Exotics | collecting… | 38.4 | — |
| USDTRY | Exotics | collecting… | 98.4 | — |
| USDMXN | Exotics | collecting… | 29.0 | — |
| USDSGD | Exotics | collecting… | 2.40 | — |
| EURPLN | Exotics | collecting… | 16.5 | — |
| XAGUSD | Metals | collecting… | 305 | — |
| XPTUSD | Metals | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| XPDUSD | Metals | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| USOIL | Energy | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| UKOIL | Energy | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| XNGUSD | Energy | collecting… | 0.67 | — |
| SPX500 | Indices | collecting… | 0.00 | — |
| GER40 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| UK100 | Indices | collecting… | 24.8 | — |
| FRA40 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| JPN225 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| AUS200 | Indices | collecting… | 21.1 | — |
| EUSTX50 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| HK50 | Indices | collecting… | 101 | — |
| ETHUSD | Crypto | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| SOLUSD | Crypto | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| XRPUSD | Crypto | collecting… | 6.81 | — |
| LTCUSD | Crypto | collecting… | collecting… | — |