Data Quality btw MT4 Demo and Live

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HI, If I run an EA on a DEMO MT4 account 1 min EURUSD vs the same EA on a Live MT4 Account 1 min EURUSD data, is it possible that you would get different results ( maybe tick feed is different ), that being live is better data feed ??? Broker : InterbankFX

This forward testing an EA, not back testing. Comparing data feeds running an EA in forward testing.
 
Demo and Live accounts are on different servers, and different amount of requotes and different server stops are usual.
 
Yes you'll get different results - take one pip profit off every demo trade at least -- that's more of an indication if your system is profitable.
 
Well I just compared North Finance 1 min EURUSD to InterBankFx 1 Min EURUSD, and there are way more ticks or requotes or whatever in the NF data. Massive difference.

Crazy...
 
So is the effort of programming and demo trading pointless?
 
No of course not. You can trade with a profitable EA on a live account. And if you aren't scalping your profits will be large enough to cover up for the differences between the Demo and Live accounts.
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