Slippage occurs when your order is executed at a different price than expected, usually during high volatility or low liquidity periods. It can be positive (better price) or negative (worse price).
You place a buy order for EUR/USD at 1.1000, but due to fast market movement, it gets filled at 1.1003. This 3-pip difference is slippage.
Volatility measures how much a currency pair's price fluctuates over time. High volatility means lar...
Liquidity refers to how easily an asset can be bought or sold without significantly affecting its pr...
A market order is an instruction to buy or sell a currency pair immediately at the best available cu...