Broker loyalty vs broker hopping: which serves a scalper better?

[FXS London Scalper]

Some scalpers have used the same broker for many years. Others move every few months, chasing the latest promotion or a tighter spread. Each habit has costs that aren't always obvious.

What loyalty gives you:
- Long, consistent execution history, so changes are easy to spot.
- A support team that knows your account, sometimes faster resolution of issues.
- Fewer account setups, fewer platforms, fewer passwords.
- In some cases, better commission tiers based on long-term volume.

What it can cost:
- Complacency. Conditions slowly worsen and nobody checks.
- Missing genuinely better offers.

What hopping gives you:
- Pressure on costs, always being on a competitive deal.
- Wider experience of different execution models.

What it costs:
- Every move resets your stats. You can't tell whether a new broker is better until you have a few hundred trades there.
- Time spent on onboarding and verification.
- Higher chance of making mistakes with unfamiliar symbol specs.

A middle approach: a main broker you stay with, reviewed every quarter against hard numbers, and one test account where you try alternatives without moving your main volume.

How long have you been with your current broker? What would make you leave?