Spread, Commission and Slippage: The Hidden Costs of Forex Trading Explained
Three costs every trader pays. What they are, why they matter, and how Gixodia minimizes all three on every trade.
When you place a trade in forex, you pay three costs: spread, commission, and slippage. Together they make the difference between profit and loss. Here’s what they are and how Gixodia minimizes all three.
Spread
The gap between buy and sell prices. On EUR/USD it might be 0.1 pip. On gold, 0.20 dollars. Tighter is cheaper. Gixodia is designed for raw-spread/ECN broker accounts with the lowest spreads possible.
Commission
On raw-spread accounts, brokers charge a separate commission ($3.50 per standard lot round-trip on EUR/USD). This is more transparent than "no commission" accounts. Gixodia’s engine factors commission into every trade decision.
Slippage
When prices move between deciding and executing. Manual traders experience massive slippage. Gixodia executes in under 50ms — slippage is usually <0.1 pip on EUR/USD.
Why It Matters for Bots
For a strategy taking 100–400 trades per week, even a 0.1 pip spread increase can cost thousands. That’s why we obsess over execution quality.
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Risk Disclosure
Trading involves substantial risk. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Gixodia is software, not a broker. We make no profit guarantees.
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