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Slippage

The difference between the expected price of a trade and the price at which it is actually executed.

What is Slippage in forex trading?

The difference between the expected price of a trade and the price at which it is actually executed. Slippage often occurs during periods of high volatility or low 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

Slippage often occurs during periods of high volatility or low liquidity.

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