DislikedI have a demo Pepper a/c that doesn't have the gap. Very troubling if they are using (deliberately?) an inferior/choppier feed on live vs demo.
On a side note, have you noticed any difference in slippage/exec when using a 1:100 vs a 1:200 leverage a/c?Ignored
Their demo server is just different than their live, as in not the same physical server, along with the live server having to undergo a lot more work/changes since it deals with live accounts and real money. For instance, say they have to reset their live server to correct an issue with live accounts, or they need to deal with that 5pm settlement time with the banks, this won't affect the demo server since all accounts are fictitious..
About the leverage amount you mentioned, it doesn't really apply since there's no $'s in context. Like, if you are trading a few million in size, then you'd probably expect a little more slippage as your order (at times and depending on the pair) may be larger than the inside quote's liquidity available. If their depth of market tool was working better, I'd show you what I mean, but I'd say it's safe to assume your orders aren't large enough to impact the market yet (that is, if you're still demoing or new to forex I wouldn't think you'll be swinging 100 lot orders around yet. )
So yeah, what matters is order size, not how much leverage you're using. I'd suggest starting off small in the leverage department anyway, just because up to 400:1 is available, it's best for new traders to not using much at all while they are still learning to become consistent.
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