Measured latency to BTC Markets around the world
REST ticker round-trip from eight AWS regions
BTC Markets latency from eight AWS regions
| AWS region | Round-trip |
|---|---|
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | ~283 ms |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | ~347 ms |
| N. California us-west-1 | ~350 ms |
| Hong Kong ap-east-1 | ~363 ms |
| Seoul ap-northeast-2 | ~394 ms |
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | ~409 ms |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | ~440 ms |
| London eu-west-1 | ~450 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 BTC Markets
Host your trading server or bot in AWS Tokyo (ap-northeast-1): it reaches BTC Markets in about 283 ms, fast enough that order placement and market data stay effectively real-time.
Avoid running latency-sensitive strategies against BTC Markets from London or other distant regions. At ~450 ms (2× 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.
Compare with other exchanges
Gate.io server location
~16 ms
KuCoin server location
~19 ms
Coincheck server location
~23 ms
Binance server location
~23 msFrequently asked questions
Where are BTC Markets's servers located?
BTC Markets responds fastest from AWS Tokyo (ap-northeast-1) — about 283 ms round-trip — which places its API infrastructure in or near Tokyo.
What is the best server location for BTC Markets?
AWS Tokyo (ap-northeast-1). A server there reaches BTC Markets in ~283 ms, versus ~450 ms from London — a 2× difference on every API call.
How much does server location change latency to BTC Markets?
In our measurements: ~283 ms from Tokyo versus ~450 ms from London — a 2× spread. Every order and every orderbook update pays this tax in both directions.