What is Spread in Forex

CapitalXtend · February 27

What is Spread in Forex? Learn how the bid-ask difference impacts your trades and why it matters. Discover spread types, calculation methods, and tips to minimize trading costs.

Zeologic · February 28

Spread is one of the considerations for traders when choosing a broker. ECN brokers typically offer tight spreads starting from zero, therefore, I trade at FXOpen ECN because the low spreads are quite profitable for scalping strategies for short-term trading.

maspluto · February 28

All the facilities that have been provided by the broker should indeed be utilized as well as possible. Because of the facilities from the broker, traders can later learn more deeply and be ready to trade on a real account with the Tickmill broker.

tradesprint · February 28

Most of the brokers like hfm etc, these days, are offering tight competitive spreads and these spreads can also helpful even while trading short term scalps.

Nilde Lucchese · February 28

In forex, the spread is the difference between the bid (buy) and ask (sell) price of a currency pair. It represents the broker’s fee and impacts trading costs. Spreads can be fixed or variable, influenced by market conditions. Lower spreads reduce costs, so choosing a low-spread broker and trading during high liquidity helps.

uncle gober · March 6

Planning and preparation are very important in this forex trading business. So before running a trade a trader must have a mature plan and plan. And don't forget money management, so that trading activities can run smoothly and focus on achieving consistent profits with the Tickmill broker.

Zeologic · March 7

In forex trading, there are two types of spreads known to traders. The first is fixed spread, meaning the spread value is fixed but usually higher; whatever the market conditions, the spread value remains the same. The second is variable spread or floating spread, meaning the spread value depends on market conditions; when liquidity is low, the spread tends to be higher, but in a normal market, the spread value tends to be tight. This is used by ECN brokers and STP brokers. Usually, when trading with these brokers, all orders will be forwarded immediately to the interbank market, suitable for scalping because there is no requote, but there is a possibility of slippage.
I trade at FXOpen and also like to trade scalping and day trading. With the support of execution speed and tight spreads, it is quite enjoyable because the trading execution is smooth.

maspluto · March 10

To be successful in this forex business is not an instant thing, we have to make an effort where the learning process is carried out so that we understand how to trade profitably with the Tickmill broker.

tradesprint · March 19

Agree that success is not an overnight thing we need to practice with patience before the results come speak themselves.

uncle gober · March 20

Forex trading is a business that will never happen instantly, considering the large risks involved. For that, we must continue to learn routinely in order to trade profitably with Tickmill.

Zeologic · March 21

On 3/20/2025 at 5:32 AM, tradesprint said:

Agree that success is not an overnight thing we need to practice with patience before the results come speak themselves.

Forex trading requires patience and discipline. If a trader has found his trading rhythm, he will be able to easily maintain good trading habits by avoiding mistakes that cause higher risks.

tradesprint · March 27

The main skill above all is how to manage our funds and the risks associated with them. Those who become profitable traders have patience since the trading job is bit boring where we have to wait for the right setup to form in order to take trade and make money out of it. The trading is not pushing buttons all the times.