What it Means:
Latency measures the average delay between when a trader places an order and when that order is actually filled by the firm, whether that fill is routed to a liquidity provider (LP), internal desk, or margin account. It reflects how fast the firm reacts to trader execution in real time.

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Why it Matters:
Latency directly impacts fill quality. A slow or delayed fill window can create slippage, missed entries, or even open the door to execution manipulation, especially in volatile markets. This stat also helps surface anomalies in execution timing that could point to poor routing infrastructure, manual handling, or, in some cases, questionable practices like selective delays that mimic “last look” behavior. We don’t claim to detect that directly, but latency spikes can be a strong signal of something worth investigating.

The lower the latency, the more aligned a firm is with true real-time routing, giving traders better execution and better trust.

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Each funded trader receives a personal blockchain URL tied to their trading account. As they trade, DRU continuously logs matched executions on-chain, allowing them to see when and how their trades were filled, and how long it took. This gives traders a real-time view of their own latency, not just the firm-wide average, with tamper-proof evidence of execution backed by the Forex Blockchain.

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How We Calculate It (Simplified):
We look at matched trades, where a trader’s order can be paired with a corresponding fill independently observed by the DRU (e.g., LP, margin account, execution desk). For each matched pair, we record the time difference between the trader’s original execution and the firm's actual routed fill.

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Only trades that pass strict matching criteria are included to ensure statistical integrity. If we can’t confidently confirm a match, it gets counted as an "Unverified Trade" and gets computed towards the firms "Verified Trades" statistic.