Is Traders Proxy legit? Check it yourself
The short answer
Yes, Traders Proxy is legit, and this page shows six things you can check yourself, most before you pay. It is a paid service run by Jonathan, a trader. Stripe takes your card, so we never see it.
Who runs Traders Proxy? Jonathan, a trader.
Jonathan founded Traders Proxy and runs it, so you know who you are paying. He trades on MetaTrader 5 (MT5), TradingView and Optuma.
Who runs Traders Proxy says more. Support answers in writing, contact us.
What is it? A trading proxy with a server in your broker’s city.
A VPS moves your whole platform to another computer. We leave your platform where it is, so your charts, hotkeys and monitors stay as they are. We only change the path its data takes. Through our server in your broker’s city.
Any trading platform with a proxy setting can use it. MetaTrader 4 (MT4), MT5, TradingView Desktop and Optuma are examples. Each platform’s maker decides which of its connections use that setting.
What do you pay for? Our server in your broker’s city, running software we wrote.
We wrote the Go software that connects you to your broker. Connections to the port your platform uses go first when a server is busy, and the Linux kernel moves data directly between sockets.
When you click Buy, your order crosses the internet as small pieces of data. If the internet loses a piece, everything behind it waits while it is sent again. In a busy moment, that wait can delay an order or trigger a disconnect, and distance makes it longer.
Data lost on our server’s connection to your broker is recovered inside your broker’s city. Dead sockets are cleared quickly instead of waiting on Linux’s default two-hour timeout, so your platform can reconnect.
Ping is the time data takes there and back. We don’t promise lower ping. Distance sets the minimum.
What the software does has more. We say what it does, not our private settings.
What can you check yourself? Six things, most before you pay.
Each check answers a question you should ask before trusting us. Run them before you pay, or on day one.
| What to check | How | When |
|---|---|---|
| Who takes your card | Checkout runs on Stripe’s page, so check the address bar before you type. Stripe holds your card, so we never see or store its number. | At checkout |
| The terms | They are printed under every Choose your plan button, so you see them before you pay. | Before you pay |
| The cities | Our server cities lists each one, so you can look for your broker’s city first. | Before you pay |
| That it is live | Your dashboard shows your devices, your data use and how busy our server is. So you know it works before you trade. | Day 1 |
| What it changes for you | Time your platform without us, then with us, using our connection check. You judge us by your own numbers, not ours. | Day 1 |
| The way out | Cancel renewal yourself in your dashboard, so leaving never waits on our reply. | Any time |
If the two times are the same, you don’t need us. If they differ, weigh the difference against what the plan costs.
There are no reviews yet, and we have published no measurements. The evidence is yours to gather.
What does it take to find out? Four short steps.
- Pay. Pick a plan and pay on Stripe’s page. The next page lets you set your dashboard password. Do it before you close the tab, because that link is shown once.
- Set up. In your dashboard, choose your broker’s city. Then copy the four values from Your values into your platform’s proxy setting.
- Test. Time your platform without us and with us, ideally in a busy session. 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. This doesn’t affect your rights under the Australian Consumer Law. How refunds work.
- Leave any time. Choose Cancel renewal in your dashboard. Your service runs to the end of the period you’ve paid for.
Every plan starts at once. Compare the plans and pick the number of devices you need.
When should you skip it? When it can’t help you, or isn’t allowed.
- Your broker prohibits proxies. If your broker prohibits proxies, don’t use one.
- You need an address of your own. Ours is shared with other Traders Proxy customers, never private.
- A trading robot must run while your computer is off. We only change your connection, so a VPS is the right tool for that.
- You trade only on an Apple phone. We haven’t tested Apple phones, and phone apps generally have no proxy setting.
Who it suits covers Android phones. What you buy lists what we never ask for.
Frequently asked questions
Is Traders Proxy legit?
Yes, Jonathan founded it, Stripe handles billing, and you can cancel in your dashboard. 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. This doesn’t affect your rights under the Australian Consumer Law.
Will it lower my ping or prevent disconnects?
We don’t promise lower ping. Distance sets the minimum. Nor can we promise to prevent disconnects, because drops can start at your broker or on your own internet. We free dead connections so your platform can reconnect, and data lost near your broker is recovered inside your broker’s city.
Do you see my trades or my broker password?
No. We never record what is in your trading traffic, and we never decrypt it. What we can and can’t see has the full list.
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.
Shared server address where a broker block affects every account on that server
“So, I tried swapping IPs and found that it worked normally.”
Why a proxy can backfire here. Your broker sees one steady address, our server’s, shared by people on a Traders Proxy plan in that city.
- One steady addressBoundary
- City switchingSupporting
Where it stops. Our server address is shared by people on a Traders Proxy plan in that city. Switch city in your dashboard if a broker blocks that address.
Broker and firm rules on proxies, VPNs and shared addresses
“Of 55 prop firms we audited (forex and futures), 0 allow shared ip / vpn, 5 allow it with conditions and 50 prohibit it.”
Why a proxy can backfire here. Your broker sees our server’s steady address in the city you pick. Check your broker’s or firm’s rules before connecting.
Where it stops. Check your broker’s or firm’s rules before using a proxy. If your broker prohibits proxies or shared addresses, do not use one.
MetaTrader will not connect from the home network or SIM while the web, ping and other networks work
“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 proxy setting, and our server opens the broker connection from inside the datacenter.
- Built-in
SOCKS5loginPrimary - Own separate connection to your brokerPrimary
- City switchingSupporting
Where it stops. Only if the fault is on the route to your broker, and only if your network lets you reach our server. We can't tell in advance, so try it before paying. It is not a way around a block you are not allowed to cross.
cTrader behind an office, school or corporate network (the case the proxy setting was made for)
“You should talk with your local network administrator.”
What our system reduces. cTrader for Windows has a proxy setting and Traders Proxy supports it over HTTP.
- Built-in
HTTPproxy loginPrimary
Where it stops. cTrader for Windows supports an HTTP proxy login in Settings > Connection. Your local network must still allow the connection to our server.