Illustration of the TCP round-trip probe behind every measured number.
Latency — the gap between your platform and your broker — is the single thing a trading VPS most directly fixes. Choose your broker or platform (MT4, MT5, cTrader, Rithmic, CQG and more) and we measure the network round-trip from every TradoxVPS data center, ranking them lowest first — so you instantly see whether Chicago, London, Amsterdam, or Dublin sits closest.
Latency Checker
Pick your platform or broker. We measure the network round-trip from every TradoxVPS region and show you which one to host in.
Select a platform or broker, then run a check.
Most VPS latency claims can’t be verified, so we let you run the test yourself. Pick a TradoxVPS location and send a live TCP-connect probe to any host — a broker gateway, exchange feed, or data API — timed from that server in real time and shown in milliseconds. It’s the honest, professional looking-glass way to check trading VPS latency before you buy.
Pick a TradoxVPS location and run a live latency probe to any host — the connection is timed from that server in real time.
Verify you’re human to start a console session.
ping <host> [port] · measures a TCP connection (ports 80, 443, 5035), not ICMP.
Platforms don’t run their own execution networks — order routing and market-data latency depend entirely on the broker or feed behind them. Testing “NinjaTrader latency” is meaningless; test your Rithmic, CQG or broker gateway instead. That’s exactly what the tools on this page do.
| Location | Typical latency | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago · CME CME gateways · Rithmic · CQG · Tradovate · Kalshi | < 1–2 ms | Live |
| London · LD4 MT4 / MT5 · cTrader · DXtrade · TradeLocker | 1–3 ms | Live |
| Amsterdam · AMS European brokers · crypto venues | 1–4 ms | Live |
| Dublin · DUB AWS-Ireland APIs · EU data feeds | 1–5 ms | Live |
| New York · NY4 US equity & futures brokers | — | Soon |
| Frankfurt · FRA EU brokers · Eurex | — | Soon |
Always test from the VPS, not your home PC. Press Win + R and run this to open Remote Desktop straight to your server, then sign in.
mstsc /v:your-server-ipOnce you’re on the VPS desktop, click Start (or press Win + R), type the command below and press Enter.
cmdUse your broker’s server address — it’s in your trading platform’s login details or on your broker’s website. In MetaTrader 4/5 the Journal tab also logs the address it connects to.
ping your-broker-server.com -n 20Read the Average at the bottom — that’s your round-trip latency. Lower is better; from a nearby data center you’ll usually see low single-digit milliseconds.
See each network hop between your VPS and the broker, and where any delay appears.
tracert your-broker-server.comSome brokers block ICMP (ping) for security, so a timeout doesn’t mean the server is down. Confirm it’s reachable on its trading port in PowerShell, or just use the live test above for the measured number.
Test-NetConnection your-broker-server.com -Port 443Look for TcpTestSucceeded : True. Port 443 covers most MT4/MT5 and cTrader connections; some older MT4 servers use 1950.
Replace your-server-ip with your VPS address and your-broker-server.com with your broker’s, then run during active market hours for numbers that reflect real trading conditions.
| What’s affected | The edgeLow latency helps | What it won’t do |
|---|---|---|
| Order execution | Your order reaches the broker faster, with less network delay before it’s worked. | It doesn’t set your fill price or your place in the queue. |
| Market data | Quotes and book updates arrive sooner, so your strategy reacts on fresher prices. | It can’t prevent slippage or requotes when the market moves fast. |
| Reliability | Far steadier than a home line running 24/7 — less jitter, fewer disconnects. | It won’t fix a broker’s own infrastructure or thin liquidity. |
| The bottom line | Lower, more consistent round-trips that you can actually measure and control. | Speed alone doesn’t guarantee profits — your strategy and risk still decide that. |
