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 39 tracked symbols, LMAX-DemoUK currently quotes the tighter average spread on 34 (34 for LMAX-DemoUK, 5 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 | 3 | 0 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| London | 07–13 UTC | 35 | 4 | 0 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| LDN/NY Overlap | 13–17 UTC | 35 | 3 | 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 | 0.42 | 1.01 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| GBPUSD | Majors | 0.93 | 1.87 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| USDJPY | Majors | 0.91 | 1.76 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| XAUUSD | Metals | 75.3 | 58.2 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| USDCHF | Majors | 0.75 | 1.73 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| AUDUSD | Majors | 0.33 | 1.49 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| USDCAD | Majors | 0.62 | 1.53 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| NZDUSD | Majors | 0.63 | 1.42 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| EURJPY | Crosses | 2.13 | 2.20 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| GBPJPY | Crosses | 1.96 | 3.91 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| US30 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| NAS100 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| BTCUSD | Crypto | collecting… | 8921 | — |
| EURGBP | Crosses | 1.12 | 1.59 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| EURCHF | Crosses | 1.59 | 1.58 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| EURAUD | Crosses | 2.11 | 2.50 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| EURCAD | Crosses | 1.74 | 2.77 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| EURNZD | Crosses | 4.91 | 4.17 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| GBPCHF | Crosses | 2.22 | 2.73 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| GBPAUD | Crosses | 3.24 | 5.75 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| GBPCAD | Crosses | 2.02 | 3.11 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| GBPNZD | Crosses | 4.29 | 7.49 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| AUDJPY | Crosses | 1.71 | 2.58 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| AUDNZD | Crosses | 1.90 | 2.33 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| AUDCAD | Crosses | 1.70 | 1.86 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| AUDCHF | Crosses | 1.58 | 1.83 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| CADJPY | Crosses | 1.66 | 2.32 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| CADCHF | Crosses | 1.42 | 1.75 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| CHFJPY | Crosses | 2.70 | 4.51 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| NZDJPY | Crosses | 2.05 | 2.53 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| NZDCAD | Crosses | 1.74 | 2.38 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| NZDCHF | Crosses | 1.55 | 1.84 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| USDSEK | Exotics | 34.8 | 83.6 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| USDNOK | Exotics | 36.3 | 96.2 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| USDPLN | Exotics | 13.4 | 35.4 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| USDZAR | Exotics | 38.4 | 231 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| USDTRY | Exotics | 99.2 | 214 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| USDMXN | Exotics | 29.0 | 56.2 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| USDSGD | Exotics | 2.41 | 2.63 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| EURPLN | Exotics | 16.5 | 38.3 | LMAX-DemoUK |
| XAGUSD | Metals | 305 | 8.42 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| XPTUSD | Metals | collecting… | 922 | — |
| XPDUSD | Metals | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| USOIL | Energy | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| UKOIL | Energy | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| XNGUSD | Energy | 0.67 | collecting… | — |
| SPX500 | Indices | 0.00 | collecting… | — |
| GER40 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| UK100 | Indices | 24.8 | collecting… | — |
| FRA40 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| JPN225 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| AUS200 | Indices | 21.2 | collecting… | — |
| EUSTX50 | Indices | collecting… | collecting… | — |
| HK50 | Indices | 101 | collecting… | — |
| ETHUSD | Crypto | collecting… | 430 | — |
| SOLUSD | Crypto | collecting… | 1.00 | — |
| XRPUSD | Crypto | 6.63 | 1.00 | VaultMarkets-Demo |
| LTCUSD | Crypto | collecting… | 25.7 | — |