Scalping attempts to take very small price moves repeatedly, holding positions for seconds or minutes. Targets are short in pips, so the spread and slippage make up a large share of each round trip and execution quality dominates the result. Not every platform or account type suits it, and some brokers place limits on very short holding periods.
Forex glossary
Scalping
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Spread
The spread is the gap between the bid price and the ask price, and it is the cost of opening a trade at the quoted market. A new position starts at zero value a…
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