Measured latency to BEQUANT around the world
REST ticker round-trip from eight AWS regions
BEQUANT latency from eight AWS regions
| AWS region | Round-trip |
|---|---|
| London eu-west-1 | ~54 ms |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | ~87 ms |
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | ~234 ms |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | ~327 ms |
| Hong Kong ap-east-1 | ~435 ms |
| N. California us-west-1 | ~496 ms |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | ~724 ms |
| Seoul ap-northeast-2 | ~855 ms |
Indicative REST round-trips from our multi-region measurements — for comparing regions, not an SLA. WebSocket feeds are faster in absolute terms, but the regional proportions hold.
Best server location for trading on BEQUANT
Host your trading server or bot in AWS London (eu-west-1): it reaches BEQUANT in about 54 ms, fast enough that order placement and market data stay effectively real-time.
Avoid running latency-sensitive strategies against BEQUANT from Seoul or other distant regions. At ~855 ms (16× the co-located figure) every price you see is stale before you can act on it, and that staleness turns into slippage on every market order.
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Where are BEQUANT's servers located?
BEQUANT responds fastest from AWS London (eu-west-1) — about 54 ms round-trip — which places its API infrastructure in or near London.
What is the best server location for BEQUANT?
AWS London (eu-west-1). A server there reaches BEQUANT in ~54 ms, versus ~855 ms from Seoul — a 16× difference on every API call.
How much does server location change latency to BEQUANT?
In our measurements: ~54 ms from London versus ~855 ms from Seoul — a 16× spread. Every order and every orderbook update pays this tax in both directions.