A execution report is different from a balance summary — it shows the gap between when a signal fired and when an order filled, trade by trade. Learning to read it is the fastest way to judge whether real-time execution claims hold up in practice.
Look for consistency rather than a single impressive number. A platform that fills quickly on quiet days but lags during volatile ones is telling you something about capacity, not just speed.
Finally, cross-check fill prices against the market price at the moment the signal fired. A small, consistent gap is normal; a large or unpredictable one is worth raising with support before you scale up your deposit.
Reading the latency figures
Median latency is the number that matters day to day; a single fast outlier tells you little. Look at how the median behaves during both calm and volatile sessions.
What good looks like
Consistently sub-second fills, with the gap between signal and fill logged transparently on every trade in your dashboard.
What to question
Repeated large gaps, or fills that only happen well after a price has already moved, are worth a direct question to support.
Keeping your own record
Export execution reports periodically rather than relying on the dashboard alone. A saved record is the fastest way to spot a pattern, and it's the evidence you'd want if you ever needed to raise a query.
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