Setup
The broker and VPS the system is built for
Spread is what your broker charges you. Latency is what your connection charges you. Get these two right before you fund anything — they decide more about your result than any setting in the EA.
Raw / ECN accounts only
Register through one of our partner links and your account is connected to our IB, which is what lets us give you direct setup and support on it. Opening an account outside these links means we may not be able to provide V6 setup or the related benefits.
Tickmill
Raw Spread account
Low spread, fast execution and reliable fills across gold, bitcoin and the Nasdaq index.
- Low spread
- Better execution
- Lower slippage
FP Markets
Raw Spread account
Raw pricing with deep liquidity — a strong fit for the multi-market engine and its spread limits.
- Low spread
- Better execution
- Lower slippage
These are affiliate / IB links. Opening an account through them costs you nothing extra and pays us a rebate from the broker, which is how support stays free for the life of your licence. You are free to use any Raw or ECN broker you like.
What a good broker looks like, per market
Watch the spread during London and New York, away from rollover and major news. Take the value it sits at, not the lowest flicker you manage to catch.
| Market | Recommended | Still workable | Turn the market off |
|---|---|---|---|
| XAUUSD (Gold) | 8 – 16 points | 17 – 25 points | 30 points + |
| NAS100 (Nasdaq) | 60 – 90 points | 91 – 120 points | 150 points + |
| BTCUSD (Bitcoin) | up to 1200 points | 1201 – 1500 points | 1600 points + |
Each market is decided on its own
A broker can be excellent on gold and unusable on bitcoin — that combination is very common. If one market sits well above its band, disable that market and keep the other two running. If two of the three fail, that is a broker problem: message us before you fund it.
Put the VPS in your broker's data centre
Distance is delay, and delay is slippage. A cheap VPS on the wrong side of the world is worse than a home PC in the right country — you are optimising distance here, not price.
1 – 2 ms
Best
Same data centre as your broker. Orders land essentially instantly. This is the target.
3 – 10 ms
Recommended
Nearest data centre in the same region. Excellent in practice — where most clients land.
11 – 30 ms
Acceptable
Same continent, different city. It runs, but you pay a small tax on every fill.
30 ms +
Fix it
Wrong region. Move the VPS — no setting compensates for this.
1. Find your broker's server location
Read the trade server name in MetaTrader 5 — names like LiveNY4, LiveLD4 or LiveTY3 name the region. If the name tells you nothing, the MQL5 checker measures the ping from each region to your broker, and the lowest one wins.
MQL5 latency checker2. Buy the VPS in that region
Pick a Windows plan, not Linux, in the data centre you just identified. Minimum specification: 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 40 GB SSD, running 24/7 with MetaTrader 5 open and logged in.
Get a Hyonix VPSRisk disclosure
Trading leveraged instruments carries a substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for every investor. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. One Shoot AI is a trading tool, not financial advice — you remain responsible for the capital in your account and the settings you choose.
Questions about brokers and hosting
The things clients ask before they open an account. Ask us anything else on Telegram — a broker check is free and takes two minutes.
Do I have to use one of your brokers?
Why does the account type matter so much?
What if my broker is good on gold but bad on bitcoin?
Can I use a free broker VPS?
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Broker sorted? Get the EA
Pay with Binance Pay, USDT, USDC or BTC, send the screenshot on Telegram, and we will get you installed on the right settings for your balance.
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