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Liquidity

The ability of an asset to be bought or sold quickly without affecting its price.

What is Liquidity in forex trading?

The ability of an asset to be bought or sold quickly without affecting its price. Major pairs like EUR/USD have high liquidity, resulting in tight spreads and fast execution. Exotic pairs have lower liquidity.

What this looks like across the brokers we track

Across the 42 brokers BrokerAnalysis tracks, the median EUR/USD spread is 0.5 pips, ranging from 0.0 to 1.5 pips, with 36 figures taken from the broker's own published specification.

Measured across 42 entities in the BrokerAnalysis dataset. See the full broker comparison

Detailed Explanation

Major pairs like EUR/USD have high liquidity, resulting in tight spreads and fast execution. Exotic pairs have lower liquidity.

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