@MMBInvest

What pair did you trade on?

Did you use VPs if so how much were your latency?

Did you use limit order/stop orders or market execution?

@Byens

When it comes to the the plugins is best to see what broker allows hft/scalping and has a fast execution and low latency and what type of hft strategy are you using if it’s arbitrage than most likely their are plugins that prevents such strategies.

Not all pairs work with hft so you need to monitor the spread, it has to be a low spread and a high liquid market. Trade when it’s allot of volume depending on your strategy.

Use VPs that has good resources and have below latency 10ms the lesser the better. Your VPs location must be in the same place as your broker. For example if you wanna use icmarkets their server are located in NY so your VPs must be in NY to minimize the latency.

For example if you wanna use us30 for scalping/tick scalping. The US30 can be a good pair for tick scalping on IC Markets' MT4 platform, especially due to its volatility, liquidity, and the broker’s low-latency ECN execution. The best times to trade the US30 for scalping are during the US market open (9:30 AM EST) and avoid major news events that influence US equities. This is when you are likely to see higher volatility and faster price movements and can cause more slippage.

However, you should monitor the market conditions, particularly during high volatility periods like the US market open and major news events mean high probability of slippage. It’s essential to have a good risk management strategy in place to minimize potential losses during sudden price movements.

Hope this helps