Measured latency to OceanEx around the world
REST ticker round-trip from eight AWS regions
OceanEx latency from eight AWS regions
| AWS region | Round-trip |
|---|---|
| Hong Kong ap-east-1 | ~121 ms |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | ~125 ms |
| Seoul ap-northeast-2 | ~164 ms |
| N. California us-west-1 | ~261 ms |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | ~311 ms |
| London eu-west-1 | ~361 ms |
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | ~385 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 OceanEx
Host your trading server or bot in AWS Hong Kong (ap-east-1): it reaches OceanEx in about 121 ms, fast enough that order placement and market data stay effectively real-time.
Avoid running latency-sensitive strategies against OceanEx from N. Virginia or other distant regions. At ~385 ms (3× 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 OceanEx's servers located?
OceanEx responds fastest from AWS Hong Kong (ap-east-1) — about 121 ms round-trip — which places its API infrastructure in or near Hong Kong.
What is the best server location for OceanEx?
AWS Hong Kong (ap-east-1). A server there reaches OceanEx in ~121 ms, versus ~385 ms from N. Virginia — a 3× difference on every API call.
How much does server location change latency to OceanEx?
In our measurements: ~121 ms from Hong Kong versus ~385 ms from N. Virginia — a 3× spread. Every order and every orderbook update pays this tax in both directions.