Median latency
136 ms
order received → filled
Execution speed here is the broker's own millisecond timestamps — the gap between the order reaching the server and the fill — so it excludes your internet connection and measures only what the broker controls. Across 1,701 measured fills on 4 connected accounts, Startrader filled orders in a median of 136ms, with 95% of fills inside 168ms. The p95 matters more than the median if you trade news: it's the slow tail that costs money.
On XAUUSD, Startrader's measured fill latency ranks 5 of 8 measured brokers.
p95 latency
168 ms
the slow tail — 5% of fills were slower
Speed score
31/100
vs peers, per symbol
Trend
steady
weekly median, last 8 weeks
Last 8 weeks
Weekly median fill latency.
Latency month by month
Median fill latency across all symbols — latency is the one metric that compares across symbols.
Fill latency
median, broker-side (order received → filled)
Latency by session
Server load shifts across the trading day.
| Session | Median latency | p95 latency | Fills |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia (00–07 UTC) | N/A — insufficient evidence | N/A — insufficient evidence | 27 |
| London (07–13 UTC) | N/A — insufficient evidence | N/A — insufficient evidence | 5 |
| New York (13–21 UTC) | N/A — insufficient evidence | N/A — insufficient evidence | 38 |
Latency by symbol
Median and p95 fill latency per symbol.
| Symbol | Median latency | p95 latency | Fills |
|---|---|---|---|
| XAUUSD | 136 ms | 168 ms | 1,701 |
FAQ
How fast is Startrader's execution?
Median 136ms from order received to filled, measured on 1,701 real fills; the slowest 5% took longer than 168ms. The session table shows how that shifts across the trading day.
How is execution speed measured?
From the broker's own order history: MT5 records when the server received the order and when it filled, in milliseconds. That isolates the broker's processing from your network latency — a slow VPS can't make a broker look bad here, and a fast one can't make it look good.
Does execution speed matter for my strategy?
For scalping and news trading, yes — hundreds of milliseconds move prices. For swing trades held days, median latency is nearly irrelevant, though a long p95 tail can still hurt stop-loss fills in fast markets.
Read more: normal mt5 execution speed · broker execution quality — or connect an account read-only and put your own fills in these numbers.