Measured latency to BL3P around the world
REST ticker round-trip from eight AWS regions
BL3P latency from eight AWS regions
| AWS region | Round-trip |
|---|---|
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | ~468 ms |
| London eu-west-1 | ~473 ms |
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | ~574 ms |
| N. California us-west-1 | ~576 ms |
| Hong Kong ap-east-1 | ~623 ms |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | ~635 ms |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | ~649 ms |
| Seoul ap-northeast-2 | ~680 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 BL3P
Host your trading server or bot in AWS Frankfurt (eu-central-1): it reaches BL3P in about 468 ms, fast enough that order placement and market data stay effectively real-time.
Avoid running latency-sensitive strategies against BL3P from Seoul or other distant regions. At ~680 ms (1× 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 BL3P's servers located?
BL3P responds fastest from AWS Frankfurt (eu-central-1) — about 468 ms round-trip — which places its API infrastructure in or near Frankfurt.
What is the best server location for BL3P?
AWS Frankfurt (eu-central-1). A server there reaches BL3P in ~468 ms, versus ~680 ms from Seoul — a 1× difference on every API call.
How much does server location change latency to BL3P?
In our measurements: ~468 ms from Frankfurt versus ~680 ms from Seoul — a 1× spread. Every order and every orderbook update pays this tax in both directions.