Is it possible to create a demo account with the same conditions as a live account?

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Can a demo account produce the same results as a real account? I tried a demo account and made substantial profits. But when I switched to a real account, I saw loss after loss. It turns out that the real account often experiences spread widening (yes, it does in demo accounts, but the spread widening is different, much wider), high slippage, and frequent inability to take profits due to being frozen.

Is it possible to create a demo account with the same conditions as a real account?

Any input would be greatly appreciated especially how to get a broker with consistent results like in a demo account (is there one?)

Documentation on MQL5: Account Properties / Constants, Enumerations and Structures
Documentation on MQL5: Account Properties / Constants, Enumerations and Structures
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To obtain information about the current account there are several functions: AccountInfoInteger() , AccountInfoDouble() and AccountInfoString() ...
 
From my experience, it’s not possible to create a demo account with the exact same conditions as a real account, mainly because of differences in spread, slippage, and execution.
 
Sugianto:

There are a just a few brokers that their demo accounts can be 90% or more -- same as their real accounts, but this can greatly depend on your internet connection and distance from the broker's server. Many brokers also use metaquotes demo servers for their demo accounts, which are very different prices to the prices on their live trading accounts. These are just a few of the reasons why live and demo accounts are different. Even on my broker, that is over 95 - 99% the same between live and real, there is often a second delay between live and demo tick updates.
 
Hoai Nam Trinh #:
From my experience, it’s not possible to create a demo account with the exact same conditions as a real account, mainly because of differences in spread, slippage, and execution.
hello there, thank you, appreciate it
 
Michael Charles Schefe #:
There are a just a few brokers that their demo accounts can be 90% or more -- same as their real accounts, but this can greatly depend on your internet connection and distance from the broker's server. Many brokers also use metaquotes demo servers for their demo accounts, which are very different prices to the prices on their live trading accounts. These are just a few of the reasons why live and demo accounts are different. Even on my broker, that is over 95 - 99% the same between live and real, there is often a second delay between live and demo tick updates.
hello there, thank you, appreciate it
 
somewhat you can do it for trying different brokers and the get realistic demo account broker
 
Lal Singh Fuleriya #:
somewhat you can do it for trying different brokers and the get realistic demo account broker
Hello there, thank you for your suggestion. I've tried almost 50 brokers so far, but none of them can offer a realistic demo account.
 
Sugianto:
Can a demo account produce the same results as a real account? I tried a demo account and made substantial profits. But when I switched to a real account, I saw loss after loss. It turns out that the real account often experiences spread widening (yes, it does in demo accounts, but the spread widening is different, much wider), high slippage, and frequent inability to take profits due to being frozen.

Is it possible to create a demo account with the same conditions as a real account?

Any input would be greatly appreciated especially how to get a broker with consistent results like in a demo account (is there one?)

Never, the best way is to really trade on a Live broker account :) slippage is the problem between both, since Demo wont reflect it.
 
Alexandre Manuel Cruz Bastos #:
Never, the best way is to really trade on a Live broker account :) slippage is the problem between both, since Demo wont reflect it.
Yes, you're absolutely right. It's a shame that no broker can offer a demo account with realistic results. This is very frustrating.
 
No. That's not possible. The real account environment is not perfect same as demo. And there's no broker will give you same demo conditions in real live account (demo like perfection in live trading). That gap you experienced is EXACTLY WHERE MOST EA's BREAK.
So let's keep things real.
But still, even if that's the case.. You didn't lose your edge, you little soldier
You just moved from SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT to REAL BATTLEFIELD
And your EA was optimized for perfect conditions that don’t exist.
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