Trading proxy in Oslo
The short answer
Yes, our trading proxy has a server in Oslo. Choose Oslo as your broker’s city if your broker’s trade server is there, wherever you trade from. You connect to our nearest server, and our Oslo server opens a local connection to your broker.
Choose Oslo as your broker’s city if your broker’s trade server is there.
We have a server in Oslo. You connect to our server nearest you, and you choose your broker’s city in your dashboard. The software on our servers is our own, so no one else’s proxy sits between you and your broker.
Choose Oslo if your broker’s trade server is there. The server your platform logs in to when you place an order. That city matters most, because our help is on our server’s connection to your broker. If you also trade near Oslo, you connect to that same server.
Our Oslo server recovers lost data inside Oslo.
Our server’s city matters when the internet loses part of your order. When you click Buy, your order crosses the internet to your broker as small pieces of data.
Sometimes the internet loses a piece. Your computer waits, then sends it again, all the way to your broker. If that copy is lost too, it waits twice as long.
Everything sent after it waits as well. In a busy moment, this is what delays price updates and holds up your next order.
Our server in Oslo opens a separate local connection to your broker’s trade server. If data drops on that link, our server recovers it inside Oslo. Trading ports go first when a server is busy, and broker addresses stay warm in memory.
Our server also keeps its waiting line for unsent data short, so your new order doesn’t queue behind older data.
Note. Our help covers one connection and doesn’t shorten the distance.
Your connection to our nearest server runs over your own internet, which we don’t change. Our help is on the link between our server and your broker.
If your broker is in another city, pick that city instead.
You can trade from Oslo and still pick any city on our list as your broker’s city. The distance to your broker sets the shortest time an order can take.
If you trade from Oslo, your broker in Stockholm is about 420 km away in a straight line. An order then needs at least 4 milliseconds to reach your broker and get an answer back. No proxy, VPS or internet plan can beat that.
For a broker in New York, about 5,920 km away, the minimum is 59 milliseconds. The farther your broker, the longer each recovery wait takes from your computer.
Pick your broker’s city so our server there recovers lost data inside that hub instead of from Oslo. Your data still travels the whole distance, so the physics floor stays the same. Paid plans also never share servers with free accounts.
If your broker’s trade server is in a city we don’t list, we have no server there. Traders Proxy is then a weaker fit.
Three steps set you up, with nothing to install.
These steps send your platform’s connection to your broker through our Oslo server.
- 01
Find your broker’s city
Open your platform’s login window. It shows the name of the server your account is on, but the name does not always say the city. Ask your broker’s support which city that server is in.
Our server location guide shows how to check.
- 02
Choose Oslo as your broker’s city
Open your dashboard and go to Connect. Under Your broker’s city, press Change your broker’s city. Choose Oslo, then press Use Oslo.
Your four values point to the server you connect to, so this choice never changes them. If that server isn’t the city nearest you, press Change the server you connect to first. That one changes the Server value.
- 03
Copy four values into your platform
Under Your values for your platform, copy the server, port, login and password into your platform’s proxy setting. Restart the platform so it connects through our servers.
The login and password are your Traders Proxy ones, not your broker’s, so we never ask for your broker login. Your broker sees the address of our Oslo server.
If you picked the wrong broker’s city, change it any time, and your four values stay the same. Restart your platform to use the new city straight away. We never move you to a different city without asking.
You can see whether it helps before you rely on it.
Time how long your platform takes to connect and show live prices, once without us and once with us. Our connection check shows how.
If the two times match, you don’t need us. The problem shows up in busy sessions, so the best time to compare is a big news release. Most weeks bring one.
Know these five limits before you pay.
- It does not change your ping, the time data takes there and back. We don’t promise lower ping. Distance sets the minimum. Be wary of anyone who promises it.
- It does not change your own internet. The connection from you to our server is only as good as your internet, so a weak Wi-Fi signal stays weak.
- It does not touch anything outside your trading app. Only the trading app you set up uses Traders Proxy. Everything else stays on your normal internet, so your plan’s data goes on trading.
- It does not change your broker’s rules. If your broker prohibits proxies, don’t use one. Check your broker’s terms before you start.
- It does not keep a platform running with your computer off. If an expert advisor must run while your computer is off, you need a VPS. See proxy or VPS compared.
What should you read next?
- Trading proxy in StockholmRead about another city we list.
- Trading proxy in New YorkRead about another city we list.
- Broker server citiesSee what brokers say on their own pages.
- Our server citiesSee every city you can pick.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to be in Oslo to use the Oslo server?
No. Choose Oslo as your broker’s city if your broker’s trade server is there. You connect to our server nearest you, wherever you trade from.
Does a server in Oslo shorten the distance to my broker?
No. Distance sets the minimum, and no software beats it. Our server in Oslo opens a local connection to your broker and recovers lost data inside that city. So your order waits on a short local link, not the whole way from your computer.
Is Traders Proxy a VPS in Oslo?
No. A VPS moves your whole platform to another computer. We leave your platform where it is and only change where it connects. An expert advisor (EA) that must run while your computer is off needs a trading VPS.
Does my broker allow a proxy?
Check your broker’s terms. If your broker prohibits proxies, don’t use one. Traders Proxy doesn’t change what your broker allows.
Do I get my own IP address?
No. Your broker sees one steady address. That of our server in your broker’s city, shared with other Traders Proxy customers. It changes if you change your broker’s city or we replace a server.
What if it doesn’t help me?
If your platform can’t connect through us and support can’t fix it, we refund your first payment within 7 days on a monthly plan, or 14 days on a yearly plan or Founder 50. Stop renewal in your dashboard before your renewal date to keep your paid period. This doesn’t affect your rights under the Australian Consumer Law.
Field reports · Verified forum threads
Real forum reports, what our system does, and where it stops.
Every quote below links to the forum thread or vendor guide where it appeared. Underneath each quote, see which parts of our system work together on it and where our server stops.
A firewall, router or ISP drops the platform's broker connection but lets ordinary web traffic through
“The MT5 trading server mt5.metaquotes.net runs on port 1950. We have closed all the "left" ports at our company, including port 1950.”
How our system handles it. Your platform connects to our server through its built-in SOCKS5 or HTTP proxy setting, and our server opens the broker connection from inside the datacenter.
- Built-in
SOCKS5loginPrimary - Own separate connection to your brokerPrimary
- Unanswered broker server gives up fast and reportsSupporting
Where it stops. Works only if your network still lets you reach our server. We cannot repair a faulty home router or an ISP outage.
Workplace, library or other managed network lets the web through but not MetaTrader
“Access to 443 ports is usually available in proxy servers. Also remember to update to the latest version - proxy support was fixed in build 268.”
What our system reduces. If a network blocks your platform's direct connection to your broker, our server can make that connection for you, as long as your network lets you reach our server.
- Built-in
SOCKS5loginPrimary - Own separate connection to your brokerPrimary
Where it stops. Many workplaces, libraries and campuses allow only web ports or block proxies altogether, and we can't tell in advance. Check your network's rules first, as using a proxy against an employer's policy is your call and risk. The Try plan is the way to test.
Do you even need a monthly Windows VPS if you trade by hand on your own screen?
“Rent hosting on a long-term basis to get up to 33% discount. Mini 1 month 15 USD per month”
How local trading avoids it. If you trade by hand on your own screen, paste four values into your platform instead of renting and maintaining a remote Windows desktop.
- Platform stays on your own computerPrimary
- Built-in
SOCKS5loginSupporting
Where it stops. If you run a robot while your computer is off, you still need a machine that stays on. On a Mac, you still need a Mac build of your platform.
cTrader picks a far or 'wrong' Spotware proxy and the trader cannot choose (Sydney-3, Netherlands, Jakarta-2, London-6 from Korea)
“cTrader automatically connects to the fastest one, you do not need to do this manually.”
Why a proxy can backfire here. cTrader for Windows has a proxy setting and Traders Proxy supports it over HTTP. cTrader still chooses its own servers.
- Built-in
HTTPproxy loginBoundary
Where it stops. In cTrader on Windows, the Connection proxy setting routes your connection to Spotware’s cloud. Spotware still picks its own cloud node on the far side.