I’m planning to trade during next week’s FOMC meeting and keep hearing mixed reviews about IC Markets’ order execution under high volatility. The broker claims 98%+ execution speed, but I want real-user reports. Which community tools or threads here track actual slippage and order rejection rates during major news events? Specifically looking for data from the last three Fed announcements to gauge consistency.
Check volatility section. Filter by FOMC tag.
Go to Community Metrics > Broker Performance > IC Markets.
Filter events by ‘Central Banks’ and set date range.
March 2024 FOMC data shows 22ms average execution but 14% slippage over 5 pips.
Compare with Pepperstone’s 18ms/9% same event. Raw numbers beat marketing claims.
There’s a user-maintained Google Sheet linked in the platform stability thread.
Updated after each major event.
Last Fed meeting showed IC Markets had 3x more requotes than Pepperstone but faster market entries.
Might help you plan limit order strategies.
Use the search bar. Filter posts from last month.
During the May Fed speech:
- Market orders executed in 45ms (ECN account)
- 12% of trades had 1.8 pip slippage average
Data matches my MT5 journal.
Key lesson: Place pending orders 5 minutes pre-announcement to avoid rejections.
Community charts show this pattern across brokers.