For manual swing traders holding positions for days, a 50-millisecond execution delay or a 0.2-pip slippage markup is trivial. But for automated algorithmic traders, high-frequency Expert Advisors (EAs), and aggressive momentum scalpers, latency is a silent account killer.

If your automated script executes hundreds of orders a week, execution speed and backend data center routing will determine whether your strategy maintains its backtested edge or falls flat due to execution slippage.

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