Trading proxy in Melbourne
The short answer
No, our trading proxy has no server in Melbourne. From Melbourne, you connect to Sydney, the nearest city we list. Then you choose your broker’s city in your dashboard, and our server there connects to your broker.
You don’t need a server in Melbourne to trade from Melbourne.
We have no server in Melbourne. The nearest city we list is Sydney, so that is the server you connect to.
Your broker’s city is a separate choice, and it can be any city on our list. It matters most, because our help is on the connection between our server and your broker.
Choose your broker’s city, even if it is far from Sydney.
In your dashboard, choose the city your broker’s trade server is in. If that is Sydney, our Sydney server also connects to your broker. If it is another city we list, choose that one.
Say your broker’s trade server is in London. You connect to Sydney, and our servers pass your data to our server in London. Lost data near your broker is then recovered inside London, not from Melbourne.
Note. Brokers’ own pages don’t always say where your account is.
We read two brokers’ own pages on 29 September 2026, and neither names Sydney or Melbourne. IC Markets states New York for MetaTrader 4 and 5, and Tickmill states London and New York. Ask your broker’s support before you choose Sydney as your broker’s city just because it is near.
Our server in your broker’s city recovers lost data locally.
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 delays price updates and holds up your next order. The farther your broker, the longer each recovery wait takes from your computer.
Our server in your broker’s city opens a separate local connection to your broker. If data drops on that link, our server recovers it inside that city. Trading ports go first when a server is busy, and broker addresses stay warm in memory.
Note. Our help covers one connection and doesn’t shorten the distance.
Your connection from Melbourne to our 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 Melbourne, Traders Proxy is a weaker fit.
Then none of our servers is in your broker’s city. The nearest is Sydney, so lost data near your broker is recovered from Sydney, not inside Melbourne.
You can still time your own platform without us and then with us, so you decide on your own numbers. Our connection check shows how.
Three steps set you up, with nothing to install.
These steps send your platform’s connection to your broker through our server in your broker’s city.
- 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.
- 02
Choose your broker’s city
Open your dashboard and go to Connect. Under Your broker’s city, press Change your broker’s city. Choose the city your broker’s trade server is in, then press the button that names it, such as Use London.
Your four values point to the server you connect to, so this choice never changes them. If that server isn’t Sydney, press Change the server you connect to first. That one changes the Server value.
- 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 server in your broker’s city.
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.
What should you read next?
- Trading proxy in SydneyOur nearest listed city.
- Broker server citiesSee what brokers say on their own pages.
- Our server citiesSee every city you can pick.
Frequently asked questions
Do you have a server in Melbourne?
No, Melbourne is not on our list of server cities. You connect to Sydney, the nearest city we list. Then you choose your broker’s city in your dashboard.
Should I choose Sydney as my broker’s city because it is nearest?
Only if your broker’s trade server is in Sydney. You connect to Sydney either way. Your broker’s city is a separate choice, because our help is on the connection between our server and your broker.
Can I use Traders Proxy from Melbourne?
Yes. You connect to our server in Sydney, the nearest city we list, and choose your broker’s city in your dashboard.
Does a server in my broker’s city shorten the distance to my broker?
No. Distance sets the minimum, and no software beats it. Our server in your broker’s city 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?
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.
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.
A firewall, router or ISP drops the platform's broker connection but lets ordinary web traffic through
“General ports like 443 work fine, but the specific broker ports (e.g., 1950 for RoboForex) fail to connect, while other random ports respond correctly.”
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
SOCKS5loginPrimary - 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 5 will not use a proxy running on the same computer
“what im talking about is that mt5 cannot connect to proxy servers on the pc , it can only connect to remote proxies but when i want to connect to 127.0.0.1 it cannot connect. for some reason it rejects the loopback address”
How our system handles it. You don't need a tunnel app on your computer. Your platform connects to our server through its own Proxy setting.
- Own separate connection to your brokerPrimary
- Built-in
SOCKS5loginPrimary
Where it stops. Your platform connects through its built-in Proxy window, with no extra app to install. Some MetaTrader 5 builds have separate proxy-window bugs.
When a provider or country blocks the direct route to cTrader
“This occurs because some countries block cTrader downloads. To solve this problem, use a VPN connection. This is the only known way to proceed with the download.”
What our system reduces. If your provider blocks the route to your platform's servers, you can send your platform through a Traders Proxy server instead. It works only if your provider lets you reach us.
- Built-in
HTTPproxy loginPrimary
Where it stops. Works only if your network lets you reach our server. cTrader on Windows uses an HTTP proxy setting and does not route the installer through it.
'Ping failed' and drops with disconnects every few minutes, re-login loops and dropped sessions
“hey guys,..do you have any ideas why my MT4 often disconected in a several minute or sometime ping failed reported on journal tab. By the way my internet connection doesn,t have any problem or it's always connected.”
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.