Execution infrastructure for latency-sensitive traders.

A Windows trading client that runs on your VPS, takes prices from a Horizon feed, and places orders through your own broker.

Measured · How often Black shows the new price first
89%

Black first to the new price vs London Alpha

91%

Black first to the new price vs London Ultra

98%

Black first to the new price vs each LD feed

London · XAUUSD · Fri 14 Aug 2026 · 9 market-open hours. Share of matched price moves where Black showed the new price first. One run; not a guarantee. How we measure →

Behind: the run's median delays, slowed down, not live.

Stream quality input: gaps between updatesShare of each feed's gaps by length (ms, log scale; 0.1 ms to 31.6 s). The dashed line is the 500 ms stall threshold; p99 is the worst-case gap.
Blackp99 742 ms · 2.2% stalls
0%4%8%12%0.11101001s10s
London Alphap99 695 ms · 2.0% stalls
0%4%8%12%0.11101001s10s
London Ultrap99 762 ms · 2.4% stalls
0%4%8%12%0.11101001s10s

Measured Fri 14 Aug 2026, 11:57-21:00 UTC (9 market-open hours, XAUUSD) | one machine in a London data centre | Black recorded from 12:41 UTC

Updates per hour (context, not a score input)Price updates per UTC hour, in thousands. The 11:00 hour covers 11:57-12:00 only; Black starts at 12:41.
0k20k40k60k80k100k11:0012:0013:0014:0015:0016:0017:0018:0019:0020:000k20k40k60k80k100k11:0013:0015:0017:0019:00
  • Black
  • London Alpha
  • London Ultra

Typical retail broker (MT5, XAUUSD), measured 20–21 Jul 2026 (different day)

Measured Fri 14 Aug 2026, 11:57-21:00 UTC (9 market-open hours, XAUUSD) | one machine in a London data centre | Black recorded from 12:41 UTC

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How it fits together

Horizon feedLondon · New York · ChicagoHorizon clientruns on your Windows VPSstrategies run hereYour brokerMT4 · MT5 · Rithmic/CME · BloFinpricesordersfillsHorizon feedLondon · New York · ChicagopricesHorizon clientruns on your Windows VPSstrategies run hereordersfillsYour brokerMT4 · MT5 · Rithmic/CME · BloFin

Two connections. The feed sends prices to the client. The client sends orders to your broker and gets fills back.

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Sample dataClient-reported Measured on your machine by the Horizon software.See the full view →
Feed speed
412tps
Avg slippage
0.4pts
Signal → order
3.8ms
Broker fill
62ms
Quote fresh
97.2%
Fill rate
96.1%
Feed speed · ticks per second Fast feed Broker feed daily median
6004002000
Sample data, not a measurement. Your own figures will come from the Horizon software on your machine.
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What Nova helps with: AI support for HFT and latency arbitrage setups

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Client trade logs, two days: XAUUSD, 0.01 lots · 30 Sep and 5 Oct 2026
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Client trade logs, two days

XAUUSD, 0.01 lots · 30 Sep and 5 Oct 2026

One client's broker history from two days, as they sent it, with the losing trades left in. Asked which system it was, they answered in their own words.

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