Head-to-head
LMAX-DemoUK vs VaultMarkets-Demo
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. Across 38 tracked symbols, LMAX-DemoUK currently quotes the tighter average spread on 36 (36 for LMAX-DemoUK, 2 for VaultMarkets-Demo). Demo conditions may differ from live accounts.
Session scoreboard
symbols won per UTC session, 7-day averages| Session | Hours | LMAX-DemoUK wins | VaultMarkets-Demo wins | Ties | Session winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 00–07 UTC | 36 | 2 | 0 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| London | 07–13 UTC | 36 | 2 | 0 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| LDN/NY Overlap | 13–17 UTC | 36 | 2 | 0 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| New York | 17–21 UTC | 35 | 3 | 0 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| Rollover | 21–24 UTC | 13 | 25 | 0 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
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 | LMAX-DemoUK | VaultMarkets-Demo | Tighter feed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EURUSD | Majors | 0.41 | 1.00 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| GBPUSD | Majors | 0.78 | 1.83 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| USDJPY | Majors | 1.07 | 1.66 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| XAUUSD | Metals | 66.2 | 58.2 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| USDCHF | Majors | 0.65 | 1.71 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| AUDUSD | Majors | 0.28 | 1.49 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| USDCAD | Majors | 0.67 | 1.59 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| NZDUSD | Majors | 0.53 | 1.36 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| EURJPY | Crosses | 1.95 | 2.09 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| GBPJPY | Crosses | 2.11 | 3.80 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| US30 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| NAS100 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| BTCUSD | Crypto | collecting… | 8993 | — |
| EURGBP | Crosses | 1.06 | 1.59 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| EURCHF | Crosses | 1.49 | 1.56 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| EURAUD | Crosses | 2.09 | 2.47 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| EURCAD | Crosses | 1.91 | 2.84 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| EURNZD | Crosses | 4.23 | 4.30 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| GBPCHF | Crosses | 2.20 | 2.75 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| GBPAUD | Crosses | 3.01 | 5.72 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| GBPCAD | Crosses | 2.42 | 3.16 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| GBPNZD | Crosses | 4.59 | 7.73 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| AUDJPY | Crosses | 1.77 | 2.51 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| AUDNZD | Crosses | 2.04 | 2.47 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| AUDCAD | Crosses | 1.73 | 1.92 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| AUDCHF | Crosses | 1.54 | 1.85 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| CADJPY | Crosses | 1.87 | 2.29 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| CADCHF | Crosses | 1.38 | 1.78 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| CHFJPY | Crosses | 2.73 | 4.36 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| NZDJPY | Crosses | 2.00 | 2.40 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| NZDCAD | Crosses | 2.06 | 2.40 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| NZDCHF | Crosses | 1.44 | 1.84 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| USDSEK | Exotics | 37.9 | 85.7 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| USDNOK | Exotics | 37.8 | 99.9 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| USDPLN | Exotics | 14.0 | 36.6 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| USDZAR | Exotics | 37.9 | 235 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| USDTRY | Exotics | 112 | 217 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| USDMXN | Exotics | 29.4 | 60.4 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| USDSGD | Exotics | 2.50 | 2.58 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| EURPLN | Exotics | 21.4 | 39.0 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| XAGUSD | Metals | 223 | 8.41 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| XPTUSD | Metals | collecting… | 928 | — |
| XPDUSD | Metals | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| USOIL | Energy | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| UKOIL | Energy | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| XNGUSD | Energy | 1.03 | collecting… | — |
| SPX500 | Indices | 0.00 | collecting… | — |
| GER40 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| UK100 | Indices | 25.5 | collecting… | — |
| FRA40 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| JPN225 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| AUS200 | Indices | 21.0 | collecting… | — |
| EUSTX50 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| HK50 | Indices | 102 | collecting… | — |
| ETHUSD | Crypto | collecting… | 430 | — |
| SOLUSD | Crypto | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| XRPUSD | Crypto | 18.6 | collecting… | — |
| LTCUSD | Crypto | collecting… | 27.0 | — |