Compare with a VPS
A remote desktop forces your charts into a laggy, compressed window on another computer. You trade on your own multi-monitor setup while our server in your broker’s city handles the trade route. Enter four values into your platform and keep your full screen speed.
From $9 a month · Stop renewal any time in your dashboard · First payment refunded if your platform can’t connect through us
With a VPSYour platform runs on the VPS
Your computerThe VPS runs your platformYour broker
With Traders ProxyYour platform stays on your computer
Your computer runs your platformOur serverYour broker
Illustrative
01 · Side by side
A VPS is a second computer that runs your platform for you. Traders Proxy leaves your platform where it is. Each row below explains what changes at your trading desk.
| Traders Proxy | A VPS | |
|---|---|---|
| Where you trade | Your own screen and physical monitors | A remote desktop window onto a distant machine |
| Why it matters. A remote desktop introduces display latency and dropped frames whenever market volatility surges. | ||
| Charts, hotkeys and workspace | Native multi-monitor layout on your desk | Confined inside a remote desktop window |
| Why it matters. You keep your custom indicators, chart profiles, and fast hotkeys without configuring a remote box. | ||
| What you configure | Four values in platform network options | A full Windows operating system |
| Why it matters. You never manage Windows updates or type your master broker password into a remote machine. | ||
| What traffic moves | Only trading traffic to your broker | Your entire platform session |
| Why it matters. Your browser, Discord, and streaming feeds stay on your regular home network. | ||
| Runs with computer turned off | No | Yes |
| Why it matters. Broker servers hold stop-loss and take-profit orders either way, but automated bots need a VPS. | ||
| Monthly cost | $9 for 1 device, $15 for 2 devices, $25 for 5 devices | $20.83 to $40 for an entry forex plan |
| Why it matters. Manual traders stop paying monthly fees for a virtual computer they do not need. | ||
Entry forex VPS list prices per month, checked 19 Oct 2026. NYC Servers, QuantVPS and ForexVPS.net. Two list a lower yearly rate. Our plans bill monthly or yearly by device count.
02 · The money
If you trade by hand, part of a VPS bill pays for a computer you may not need. Both bills below are for 12 months, paid monthly. The VPS figure is the entry forex plan from the three providers above.
03 · The right tool
Execution requirements decide the choice rather than price alone. Broker trade servers hold your protective stop orders whether your terminal stays on or off. Automated scripts and trailing stops execute inside client software, so they require an active machine.
04 · Distance
Placing a virtual machine near a broker shortens only the leg between that machine and the broker.
Every mouse click, keystroke, and chart pixel must still travel the full distance between your screen and that remote desktop.
Traders Proxy splits the workload sensibly. Your charts render locally with zero interface lag, while our server in your broker’s city maintains an immediate connection to the trade desk. Any dropped packet on that trade leg recovers inside the city rather than waiting on your home link.
01
Light in a cable travels about 200 km every millisecond. Your order goes there and back, so every 1,000 km adds at least 10 ms.
What it means for youPhysical distance dictates your latency floor. Fibre travel times remain constant regardless of routing tools.
minimum there and back (ms) = distance (km) ÷ 100
02
When a packet drops, your platform pauses while requesting a retransmission across the full distance. Consecutive drops double this waiting penalty. Incoming price ticks stall during the exact seconds volatility peaks.
wait 1× → 2× → 4× → 8×
03
Our server in your broker’s city opens the final connection to your broker. On a quiet connection, a repeat loss doesn’t double the wait.
What it means for youWhen a piece is lost near your broker, our server recovers lost data inside that city instead of from your computer.
distance set by physics · recovery in your broker’s city is ours
We don’t promise lower ping because distance sets the minimum. Local recovery in your broker’s city covers only the connection between our server and your broker. The repeat-loss fix covers the first few tries on a quiet connection, after the first repeat try.
Verified forum reports · Windows VPS vs Traders Proxy
Every quote below links to the forum thread or vendor guide where it appeared. Underneath each quote, see which parts of our system work together on it and where our server stops.
0 ms hides“Synchronization is always a one-direction process — the local platform environment is moved to the virtual platform, but never vice versa.”
How local trading avoids it. Your platform stays on your own computer and monitors, so clicks and hotkeys never wait on a remote-desktop window.
Where it stops. We add a step between your computer and your broker, and we do not promise lower ping. Distance between you and your broker still counts.
“Rent hosting on a long-term basis to get up to 33% discount. Mini 1 month 15 USD per month”
How local trading avoids it. If you trade by hand on your own screen, paste four values into your platform instead of renting and maintaining a remote Windows desktop.
SOCKS5 loginSupportingWhere it stops. If you run a robot while your computer is off, you still need a machine that stays on. On a Mac, you still need a Mac build of your platform.
“It is however only over Remote Desktop Gateway. RDP directly to machines over VPN works with no issue.”
How local trading avoids it. Your platform runs on your own computer, so there's no remote-desktop window to lag.
Where it stops. Needs a version of your platform that runs on your computer. Anything you still reach by remote desktop is as laggy as before.
“I added the dword `fClientDisableUDP` into HKEY\_LOCAL\_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\Terminal Services\\Client and set as 1. Logged in and out.....problem solved.”
How local trading avoids it. Your platform runs on your own computer, so there's no remote-desktop session to freeze or drop.
Where it stops. Your platform's connection to our server can still drop. We notice quickly and your platform can reconnect, but we never promise it won't happen.
“Is there no API which you can use instead of running a whole desktop environment? Because now you basically move your mouse in Europe, it sends the signal to the US, moves the mouse in the US, sends the whole video image back to Europe, and with an average of 150ms you're having a minimum round trip time of 300ms, and if you include the big amount of bytes a video feed takes up + decoding that, you're at 500ms.”
How local trading avoids it. With no remote-desktop screen, your click goes to your broker through our server, not to a remote computer and back as video.
Where it stops. Distance still sets the minimum. From far away, the trip to our server is still long. We add a step and do not promise lower ping.
“Random ping spikes (1ms → 30–50ms). Short disconnect/reconnect events in the MT5 journal. CPU usage spikes despite low EA load. Is this just shared VPS "noisy neighbor" behavior?”
How local trading avoids it. There's no rented Windows machine in your setup to freeze or go down. Your platform runs on your own computer.
Where it stops. Your platform runs on your own computer, so there is no remote desktop to freeze. If a service on our server restarts, live connections reconnect.
“If it requires DLL calls, it will not work on it, because they are prohibited.”
How local trading avoids it. Your platform runs on your own computer with your own charts and custom DLLs. Plans count connected devices, not trading accounts.
Where it stops. We do not host Expert Advisors. If your computer sleeps or goes offline, your robot stops.
“Hoster can conduct technical maintenance of the servers during weekends (Saturday and Sunday according to EET time zone) for a total of up to 4 hours a day and, if necessary, during weekdays for a total of up to 15 minutes a day.”
Why a proxy does not change this. Security updates install daily. When a server needs a reboot, it happens at the weekend, with each server at its own time.
Where it stops. Security updates install daily. When one of our servers needs a restart, it happens at the weekend, and a restart drops live connections.
05 · Questions
Keep your active VPS during your first week. Run one demo terminal on the VPS and a second terminal locally through our proxy, then compare fill responses directly.
Yes. If your VPS platform features proxy settings, you can route its traffic through us as one connected device. This setup helps primarily when the VPS sits far from your broker data centre.
We do not promise lower ping because physical distance sets the minimum round trip. Our server helps when broker packets drop by recovering them locally inside that financial hub.
Your broker sees one steady server address shared across active accounts routed to that city. That address updates only if you switch destination cities or if hardware undergoes maintenance. Never route through a proxy if your broker terms explicitly forbid external gateways.
Configure four platform values in under 5 minutes with zero software installations. If you trade manually, an unnecessary remote desktop costs $20.83 or more each month.
From $9 a month · Stop renewal any time in your dashboard · First payment refunded if your platform can’t connect through us
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