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holygrailseeker
2008.05.17 04:31
Sorry for asking such basic questions but I'm new to this market and I need all the info I can get. So what are the differences in terms of data and how they are served? Don't both servers serve the same ticks? Thanks |
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mqldelta
2008.05.17 07:27
holygrailseeker wrote:
Sorry for asking such basic questions but I'm new to this market and I need all the info I can get. So what are the differences in terms of data and how they are served? Don't both servers serve the same ticks? Thanks From what I have been told by my broker there is no difference except one is using play money. |
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BarrowBoy
2008.05.18 20:19
> From what I have been told by my broker there is no difference except one is using play money. Sorry chaps, this is just not true. Simply hitch up an EA on a live account and the same EA on a demo account of that broker. The EAs will have differnt numbers of trades and different success ratios. The main differences are that: Response times vary more on a live server due to varying load Spread doesnt vary on a demo server The feed to the demo servers comes off the live servers not off the banking system itself - so is 'smoothed' a bit You can argue the contributing factors but the fact is that they are significantly different. An EA can succeed on a demo account yet fail on a live one :( Just look at an M1 chart on a live account and compare alongside the demo chart :eek: -BB- |