Key takeaways
- Distance between trader and server adds delay to every page load and connection.
- A single server is a single point of failure.
- Edge delivery serves traders from nearby locations and spreads the load.
Why terminals feel slow
- Distance: a trader in Jakarta connecting to a server in Frankfurt waits longer on every round trip.
- Overloaded servers during news events.
- TLS negotiation and asset downloads over long routes.
Why terminals go down
- A single VPS failing or being restarted for updates.
- Expired SSL certificates.
- DDoS attacks overwhelming one server.
What edge delivery changes
Cloudflare Workers run in data centres in more than 300 cities, so the terminal’s delivery happens close to each trader. There is no single server to restart, certificates renew automatically and DDoS protection sits in front of the terminal. Trade execution still depends on your MT5 server and liquidity setup.