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Obviously, what demo does is give you a closure to the market and the selected broker. At least you will get to learn well and be informed to a reasonable point. In my case, I studied Forexchief broker's behavior toward execution and spread before going live. The conditions on the demo were almost similar to the live account. The server speed was fast on both platforms.
Demo trading is an important field of forex trading. Most of the brokers allow you to trade free on their platform in order to get experience about the trading. Trading is a form of business which requires practice and knowledge at the same time. Do you trade on the demo account?
LeeMark, I think that you did excellent job. It is irrelevant how much time you are going to spend on demo account. It is much more important that you gain enough confidence in your trading skills and strategy. If you are certain that you can make green pips, only then switch to real account