Top Five (5) Forex VPS Providers - (Non-Broker)

(Edited 4th February, 2015) A virtual private server (VPS) is a "virtual machine" with the capability of providing computing services over the internet or network. In otherwords they are like your regular desktop

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or laptop computer with software programs only that they are located miles away in a cluster of super computer server rooms. However you can do the same regular computing task you would normally do on your desktop computer on the VPS (virtual machine) with significant advantages.

Some companies offer divers hosting services either through virtual private server or virtual dedicated servers as an addition to the regular web hosting services. 

However we would be looking at the virtual private servers, which is commonly used to host Forex services in a dedicated and efficient way. We will also present our top Five (5) VPS Providers.

IMPORTANT
Please see the following guides below before considering a VPS plan:

1. Guide To Selecting a Forex VPS Provider
2. Reasons Why You Might Need A Forex VPS Service 

The Top 5 Forex VPS Providers were carefully picked based on industry standards, and user preference.

Click Here To See Our Benchmark Criteria:

1. Latency: Very important due to the instantaneous nature of Forex
2. Support: Extremely essential in times of unforeseen downtimes. We also considered social support networks like Facebook, +Gmail, Live Chat, Twitter, e.t.c.
3. Hardware: Server type, memory, CPU, disk space, and hardware reliability.
4. Price: Of course everyone wants something fair enough. So we looked at flexibility and good price options.
5. Bandwidth: Internet allocated bandwidth, private IPs, e.t.c.
6. Expert Advisor: Restrictions, free EAs, how many EAs per account, e.t.c.
7. Platform: MT4, MT5, do they support proprietary platforms?, are they preinstalled?, e.t.c.
8. Plans: Flexibility of the payment plans.
9. Guarantee: Ensure client's confidence for refunds of fee.

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TOP 5 FOREX VPS PROVIDERS (Edited 4th Feb, 2015)

	NextPointHost	Forex Cloud Server	STVPS	Commercial Network Services	Linkup Host
Price/m	$15.00* $30.00* $45.00*	$60.00 $70.00 $90.00	$34.99 $39.99 $64.99* $249.99*	$30.00 $65.00	$22.00 $44.00 $66.00 $88.00
Disk space	10GB 20GB 40GB	60GB* 80GB 120GB	25GB* 28GB* 30GB* 60GB*	20GB 30GB	22GB 44GB 66GB 88GB
CPU	2x2.4Ghz, 3x2.4Ghz, 4x2.4Ghz (Intel® Xeon® E5645)	2 Dedicated Cores (3.4Ghz & 3.6Ghz x 2) & 4 Dedicated Cores (3.4Ghz x 4)	1, 2, & 8 CPU Cores	2, 4, & 6 CPU Cores	2x2.4Ghz, 3x2.4Ghz, 4x2.4Ghz, 5x2.4Ghz (Intel® Xeon®)
Memory	1GB 2GB 3GB	1536MB 2560MB 3072MB	1GB 2GB 2GB* 10GB	Varies (add RAM in blocks of 128MB) up to 3GB*	1.5GB* 3.0GB* 4.5GB* 6.0GB*
EAs	Free 100 EAs	Pay to install EAs	Premium EAs through subscription	Premium EAs. Users are free to install EAs
Bandwidth	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Controlled	Unlimited
IP Network	Dedicated IP	IPv6		Dedicated IP	Dedicated IP
Terminal	Unlimited Terminals MT4 & MT5 Preinstalled	Metatrader Preinstalled	Limited according to subscription plan		MT4 & MT5 Preinstalled
Setup Cost	FREE	FREE	FREE	FREE	FREE
Support	Live Chat, Ticket	Ticket	Live Chat, Ticket	Technical Support	Ticket
Operating System	Linux	Win 2008 Win2012	Win 2008 Win2012	Win 2003 R2, 2008 R2, 0r 2012, Linux*	Win 2008 Server
Protection System	Never Reboot Protection, Firewall/ Monitoring DDOS/Intrusion Protection & Secure, Redundant Datacenter	Military-Grade Security N+2 – Staffed 24/7		Two-factor Authentication, dual firewalls, network monitoring, intrusion detection,& attack response	Remote reboot, DoS & Intrusion Prevention, Firewall & network monitoring, Antivirus
Access	From any PC, & Smartphones	Web based		Remote admin, PC, Android, iOS Phones	PC, Smartphone, iPAD, iPhone
Payment Option	PayPal, MasterCard, VISA, Discover, Perfect Money, Wire Transfer	PayPal, BitCoin, Bank Transfer	Paypal, Skrill*	Paypal, Moneybookers, Google Checkout, Bank Transfer, Mail In payment	Paypal, MasterCard, VISA, Skrill, Discover, Perfect Money, Bank Transfer
Money Guarantee	30 Days			30 Days	30 Days

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If you wish to know the benefits of a Forex VPS Service to your Forex trading then read this: Reasons Why You Might Need A Forex VPS Plan.

Also see our short guide on: What To Consider When Choosing a Forex VPS Provider.

Happy Trading....