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Broker latency
We cannot tell you your latency. We can get you close.
Anyone quoting you a single figure for your broker is guessing — they do not know which of your broker's servers you are on. What we can show is where each broker answered fastest from our own nodes, so you pick the right city before you buy.
What is in the table
Read this first
Why nobody can promise you a number
Three things sit between you and your broker, and only one of them is ours.
Your broker runs many servers
A broker typically operates a dozen or more trading servers across several countries. They decide which one your account sits on — and it may not be the one anybody measured.
The reading depends on our end too
The same broker measured from London and from Tokyo gives different answers. EightCap is 2 ms from one of our nodes and 9 ms from another — both true, both in the table below.
It changes
Routes get re-peered, brokers move servers, congestion comes and goes. A figure measured today is a good guide next month and a guess next year.
Broker directory
Where each broker answered fastest
Search for yours to see which of our cities sat closest to it when we tested.
Use this to choose a city, not to predict a number. Your account may be on a different server from the one we measured, so treat these as a starting point and check your own once you are running. How to measure it →
| Broker | Measured from | Typical | Also close |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAFX | Amsterdam | 1–3 | FRA |
| ActivTrades | London | 1–3 | AMSFRA |
| ACY Securities | New York | 1–3 | WDCTOR |
| Admiral Markets | London | 1–3 | FRAAMS |
| ADS Securities | London | 1–3 | AMSHEL |
| Advanced Markets | London | 1–3 | FRAPAR |
| Amana Capital | London | 1–3 | AMSFRA |
| AMP Global Clearing | London | 1–3 | FRAAMS |
| Auric International Markets | London | 1–3 | FRAAMS |
| BCS Forex | Amsterdam | 1–3 | LONFRA |
| Black Bull Markets | London | 1–3 | FRAAMS |
| Blueberry Markets | London | 1–3 | FRAAMS |
| Captrader | New York | 1–4 | WDCTOR |
| City Index UK | London | 1–4 | FRAPAR |
| Darwinex | London | 1–3 | FRAPAR |
No match. Most brokers run servers we have not measured — ask us and we will test yours.
Under 1 ms 1-3 ms 4-9 ms 10 ms and over
The number that matters
Find your figure, in three steps
Fifteen minutes with your own terminal beats any table, including ours.
Find your broker's server
Your MT4 or MT5 knows which server it is talking to. Resource Monitor shows the IP even when the broker blocks ping.
Read the guide →See where that server is
An IP lookup puts it in a city — often Equinix LD4, NY4 or TY3. Now you know which of our locations is actually near it.
Read the guide →Measure from the VPS
The figure at the bottom-right of MT4/MT5 is your real latency. Under 5 ms is excellent; under 20 ms is fine for most trading.
Read the guide →Pick the city your broker sits in.
Not the one you live in. Your remote desktop session does not need to be fast; your orders do.
Any of them can be chosen at checkout, and changed later free of charge once a month. See what each broker answers in →
Before you spend anything.
The questions our support desk actually receives, answered plainly.
Still unsure which plan or which city? Send us your broker's account server name and we will measure it before you buy.
Found your city?
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Plans in all 43 cities, and a free move once a month if you guessed wrong.