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Trading Latency by Country to Broker Datacenters

The latency you see to your broker's matching engine is primarily set by physical distance and routing quality — not internet speed or download bandwidth. This reference table shows typical round-trip times from major trading countries to the four Equinix facilities where most retail forex brokers co-locate.

TL;DR

Equinix NY4 (Secaucus NJ, USA), LD4 (Slough UK), TY3 (Tokyo Japan), SY4 (Sydney Australia), and SG1 (Singapore) are the five primary broker co-location facilities. Your baseline latency is set by your distance to the facility your broker uses. A TradersProxy node at the relevant facility routes your orders over the final mile directly.

See the plansLatency by broker
NY4
Equinix Secaucus NJ — US, Canadian, and Latin American broker latency hub.
LD4
Equinix Slough UK — European and African broker latency hub.
TY3/SY4/SG1
Tokyo, Sydney, Singapore — Asia-Pacific broker hubs.

How to read this table

RTT = round-trip time, measured in milliseconds. Direct = without a proxy, using your home or VPS connection. Via TradersProxy = using the nearest TP node to the broker's DC. Values are typical ranges; actual numbers vary by ISP, time of day, and routing. These are realistic estimates based on typical international routing patterns and peering agreements between regional carriers and Equinix facilities.

Americas to NY4 (and LD4)

CountryDirect to NY4Via TP NY4 nodeDirect to LD4Via TP LD4 node
United States (East Coast)5–15ms2–5ms80–100ms8–15ms
United States (West Coast)60–90ms8–15ms150–180ms8–15ms
Canada (Toronto)10–20ms3–7ms85–110ms8–15ms
Canada (Vancouver)65–90ms8–15ms160–185ms8–15ms
Mexico35–65ms8–15ms120–145ms8–15ms
Brazil120–160ms15–25ms200–240ms15–25ms
Argentina140–180ms15–25ms220–260ms15–25ms

Europe and Africa to LD4

CountryDirect to LD4Via TP LD4 node
UK5–20ms2–5ms
Germany15–25ms3–8ms
France12–22ms3–8ms
Netherlands8–18ms3–8ms
Poland20–35ms5–10ms
Czech Republic22–38ms5–10ms
Austria22–35ms5–10ms
Sweden25–40ms5–12ms
Spain20–35ms5–10ms
Italy25–40ms5–12ms
Turkey50–80ms8–15ms
South Africa150–200ms15–25ms
Nigeria130–180ms15–25ms
Morocco40–70ms8–15ms
Egypt65–95ms10–18ms

Asia-Pacific to TY3, SY4, and SG1

Note: Asia-Pacific traders should identify which DC their broker uses — TY3 (Tokyo), SY4 (Sydney), or SG1 (Singapore).

CountryDirect to TY3Direct to SY4Direct to SG1Recommended TP node
Japan5–15ms100–130ms70–90msTY3
South Korea10–25ms110–140ms70–90msTY3
China (coastal)20–60ms130–160ms30–60msSG1 or TY3
Hong Kong30–50ms95–120ms20–35msSG1
Singapore70–90ms70–90ms5–15msSG1
Thailand80–110ms90–110ms20–40msSG1
Indonesia90–120ms75–100ms15–35msSG1
Vietnam80–120ms100–130ms20–50msSG1
India100–140ms150–190ms50–80msSG1
Australia140–160ms5–20ms90–110msSY4
New Zealand165–185ms25–45ms100–125msSY4
UAE90–120ms120–150ms30–50msSG1
Saudi Arabia100–130ms130–165ms40–65msSG1

How a proxy node changes these numbers

TradersProxy nodes placed at the same facilities as broker matching engines (NY4, LD4, TY3, SY4, SG1) reduce the critical last mile to 2–8ms. The benefit is largest for traders who are geographically far from the broker's DC. A trader in Brazil connecting to an NY4 broker sees 120–160ms direct; via a TradersProxy NY4 node, the "broker-side" latency is 2–5ms. This reduction applies regardless of the trader's home location. A trader in Sydney using a TradersProxy SY4 node gets 2–5ms to the broker, whether they are trading from home, a cafe, or a VPS on another continent. See latency by broker for facility assignments.

Execution Quality

Your latency to the broker's DC is the number that matters.

Whatever your country baseline, TradersProxy nodes at NY4, LD4, TY3, SY4, and SG1 put your orders on the shortest possible path to the matching engine.

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FAQ

Check our broker latency page at /latency/latency-by-broker.html, or run a tracert to your broker's server hostname (found in MT4 under Tools > Options > Server). The final hops will identify the datacenter.

No. Latency and bandwidth are different measurements. A 10 Mbps connection and a 1 Gbps connection will have identical latency to the same server if they follow the same network path.

Proxy RTT to the broker's DC is more important. What matters for your fills is how quickly your order travels from the proxy node (near the broker) to the broker's matching engine — not the total distance from your home.

Physical distance. Australia to New Jersey is approximately 16,000km. Light travels through fibre at roughly 200,000 km/s, so the minimum possible RTT is 80ms. Actual RTT is higher due to routing and congestion.

Yes. These are typical ranges. ISPs vary significantly. Some regions have excellent internet exchange connectivity that reduces these numbers. Run your own test using ping to your broker's server hostname for your actual baseline.