I’ve been trying to compare roboforex account types honestly and the official specifications don’t tell the whole story. They list average spreads, but those numbers hide what actually happens at different times.
EUR/USD might be 0.8 pips on one account type at 8 AM UTC, but 1.2 pips during London open. I can’t find anyone who’s actually tracked spreads across all account types at different market hours to show the real range.
Without knowing when spreads actually widen, I can’t calculate my true cost. And GlobeGain rebates are fixed, so if spreads blow out at times I typically trade, the account type that looks cheapest on average might actually be expensive when it matters.
Has anyone actually logged real-time spread data across roboforex account types and compared them hourly or by market session? Or do most traders just make a decision based on the advertised average?
Spreads widen always at London open. Check yourself.
Brokers publish average spreads to hide volatility. Real traders track actual spreads during their trading hours.
Use your broker’s platform to log spreads for 2-3 weeks at the times you actually trade. Record them hourly. This gives you your personal spread reality, not the marketing number.
During major news, spreads spike temporarily on all accounts. But the account types differ in how fast they return to normal. Lower tiers might stay wide 30 seconds longer. Test this directly and factor it into your cost calculation.
Rebates are fixed, so your advantage comes from choosing the account type that stays tightest during your trading window. That’s why tracking spread behavior by time matters more than comparing advertised averages.
News events spike spreads temporarily everywhere.
I did this exact tracking for about a month before committing to an account type.
I noticed spreads on EUR/USD stayed tightest early morning US time. Wider during London overlap. Tightest again during New York afternoon.
Once I knew my actual spread pattern, comparing account types became clearer. The cheapest account had the worst spreads exactly when I trade most. Mid-tier was consistently tighter when it mattered.
Took the work out of guessing.
I spent weeks tracking spread behavior across account types before I realized the real pattern.
The official specs said one account had 0.8 pips average. True. But that average hid the reality: it was 0.5 pips during slow hours and ballooned to 2 pips during high volatility. Another account type stayed between 1.2 and 1.5 all day.
Once I calculated my actual cost based on when I traded, the steadier account type won out. Even with higher average spreads, the predictability was worth more than the illusion of a lower advertised number.
If you trade during news or volatile hours, this matters a lot. If you trade quiet hours, average numbers work fine.