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Trading proxy in Amsterdam

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The short answer

Yes, our trading proxy has a server in Amsterdam. Choose Amsterdam as your broker’s city if your broker’s trade server is there, wherever you trade from. You connect to our nearest server, and our Amsterdam server opens a local connection to your broker.

Choose Amsterdam as your broker’s city if your broker’s trade server is there.

We have a server in Amsterdam. You connect to our server nearest you, and you choose your broker’s city in your dashboard. The software on our servers is our own, so no one else’s proxy sits between you and your broker.

Choose Amsterdam if your broker’s trade server is there. The server your platform logs in to when you place an order. That city matters most, because our help is on our server’s connection to your broker. If you also trade near Amsterdam, you connect to that same server.

Our Amsterdam server recovers lost data inside Amsterdam.

Our server’s city matters when the internet loses part of your order. When you click Buy, your order crosses the internet to your broker as small pieces of data.

Sometimes the internet loses a piece. Your computer waits, then sends it again, all the way to your broker. If that copy is lost too, it waits twice as long.

Everything sent after it waits as well. In a busy moment, this is what delays price updates and holds up your next order.

Our server in Amsterdam opens a separate local connection to your broker’s trade server. If data drops on that link, our server recovers it inside Amsterdam. Trading ports go first when a server is busy, and broker addresses stay warm in memory.

Our server also keeps its waiting line for unsent data short, so your new order doesn’t queue behind older data.

Note. Our help covers one connection and doesn’t shorten the distance.

Your connection to our nearest server runs over your own internet, which we don’t change. Our help is on the link between our server and your broker.

If your broker is in another city, pick that city instead.

You can trade from Amsterdam and still pick any city on our list as your broker’s city. The distance to your broker sets the shortest time an order can take.

If you trade from Amsterdam, your broker in Zurich is about 610 km away in a straight line. An order then needs at least 6 milliseconds to reach your broker and get an answer back. No proxy, VPS or internet plan can beat that.

For a broker in New York, about 5,860 km away, the minimum is 59 milliseconds. The farther your broker, the longer each recovery wait takes from your computer.

Pick your broker’s city so our server there recovers lost data inside that hub instead of from Amsterdam. Your data still travels the whole distance, so the physics floor stays the same. Paid plans also never share servers with free accounts.

If your broker’s trade server is in a city we don’t list, we have no server there. Traders Proxy is then a weaker fit.

Three steps set you up, with nothing to install.

These steps send your platform’s connection to your broker through our Amsterdam server.

  1. 01

    Find your broker’s city

    Open your platform’s login window. It shows the name of the server your account is on, but the name does not always say the city. Ask your broker’s support which city that server is in.

    Our server location guide shows how to check.

  2. 02

    Choose Amsterdam as your broker’s city

    Open your dashboard and go to Connect. Under Your broker’s city, press Change your broker’s city. Choose Amsterdam, then press Use Amsterdam.

    Your four values point to the server you connect to, so this choice never changes them. If that server isn’t the city nearest you, press Change the server you connect to first. That one changes the Server value.

  3. 03

    Copy four values into your platform

    Under Your values for your platform, copy the server, port, login and password into your platform’s proxy setting. Restart the platform so it connects through our servers.

    The login and password are your Traders Proxy ones, not your broker’s, so we never ask for your broker login. Your broker sees the address of our Amsterdam server.

If you picked the wrong broker’s city, change it any time, and your four values stay the same. Restart your platform to use the new city straight away. We never move you to a different city without asking.

You can see whether it helps before you rely on it.

Time how long your platform takes to connect and show live prices, once without us and once with us. Our connection check shows how.

If the two times match, you don’t need us. The problem shows up in busy sessions, so the best time to compare is a big news release. Most weeks bring one.

Know these five limits before you pay.

  • It does not change your ping, the time data takes there and back. We don’t promise lower ping. Distance sets the minimum. Be wary of anyone who promises it.
  • It does not change your own internet. The connection from you to our server is only as good as your internet, so a weak Wi-Fi signal stays weak.
  • It does not touch anything outside your trading app. Only the trading app you set up uses Traders Proxy. Everything else stays on your normal internet, so your plan’s data goes on trading.
  • It does not change your broker’s rules. If your broker prohibits proxies, don’t use one. Check your broker’s terms before you start.
  • It does not keep a platform running with your computer off. If an expert advisor must run while your computer is off, you need a VPS. See proxy or VPS compared.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to be in Amsterdam to use the Amsterdam server?

No. Choose Amsterdam as your broker’s city if your broker’s trade server is there. You connect to our server nearest you, wherever you trade from.

Does a server in Amsterdam shorten the distance to my broker?

No. Distance sets the minimum, and no software beats it. Our server in Amsterdam opens a local connection to your broker and recovers lost data inside that city. So your order waits on a short local link, not the whole way from your computer.

Is Traders Proxy a VPS in Amsterdam?

No. A VPS moves your whole platform to another computer. We leave your platform where it is and only change where it connects. An expert advisor (EA) that must run while your computer is off needs a trading VPS.

Does my broker allow a proxy?

Check your broker’s terms. If your broker prohibits proxies, don’t use one. Traders Proxy doesn’t change what your broker allows.

Do I get my own IP address?

No. Your broker sees one steady address. That of our server in your broker’s city, shared with other Traders Proxy customers. It changes if you change your broker’s city or we replace a server.

What if it doesn’t help me?

If your platform can’t connect through us and support can’t fix it, we refund your first payment within 7 days on a monthly plan, or 14 days on a yearly plan or Founder 50. Stop renewal in your dashboard before your renewal date to keep your paid period. This doesn’t affect your rights under the Australian Consumer Law.

Field reports · Verified forum threads

Real forum reports, what our system does, and where it stops.

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.

MetaTrader 4 & 5Solves

A firewall, router or ISP drops the platform's broker connection but lets ordinary web traffic through

“i get the same issue on another system on the same internet connection (wifi vs cabel). however, if i switch the isp (troubleshooting with mobile data actually) it seems to connect”

How our system handles it. Your platform connects to our server through its built-in SOCKS5 or HTTP proxy setting, and our server opens the broker connection from inside the datacenter.

  • Built-in SOCKS5 loginPrimary
  • Own separate connection to your brokerPrimary
  • Unanswered broker server gives up fast and reportsSupporting

Where it stops. Works only if your network still lets you reach our server. We cannot repair a faulty home router or an ISP outage.

MetaTrader 4 & 5Reduces one factor

'Ping failed' and drops with disconnects every few minutes, re-login loops and dropped sessions

“Is the chart freezing, or is it the terminal? If it is the terminal, then it is likely a broken indicator.”

What our system reduces. If your device drops off, our server notices quickly and frees its place, so your platform can reconnect instead of hanging.

  • Dead connections found and freedPrimary
  • Straight back in after a dropPrimary
  • Reconnect surges admitted in a steady streamSupporting
  • Own separate connection to your brokerSupporting

Where it stops. We do not prevent internet drops or fix broker faults. After a disconnect, your platform logs in again, so always use broker-side stop-loss orders.

cTraderAvoids by design

A system-wide consumer VPN freezes or crashes cTrader Desktop

“I switching my VPN from "Automatic (Recommended)" to "Wireguard" and it seams freezing problem been fixed.”

How local trading avoids it. Only the trading app you set up uses Traders Proxy. Everything else stays on your normal internet.

  • Only the app you set up is routedPrimary
  • Built-in HTTP proxy loginSupporting

Where it stops. It is not a VPN. A VPN or system-wide proxy running on top of it routes more apps, and cTrader on Windows accepts HTTP only.

Windows VPS & RoutingAvoids by design

Remote-desktop session freezes, drops, or shows "connection has been lost"

“UDP-based transport offers better connection reliability and more consistent latency. TCP-based reverse connect transport provides the best compatibility with various networking configurations and has a high success rate for establishing RDP connections.”

How local trading avoids it. Your platform runs on your own computer, so there's no remote-desktop session to freeze or drop.

  • Platform stays on your own computerPrimary

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.

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Bring your trading route closer to home.

Get set up in under 5 minutes with four values and nothing to install. Connect through our server in your broker’s city, then time your platform with and without us.

From $9 a month · Stop renewal any time in your dashboard · First payment refunded if your platform can’t connect through us