What is Slippage?
Slippage occurs when a trade fills at a different price than expected — usually during fast markets or low liquidity. It can turn a planned break-even into a small loss or widen actual risk beyond the signal's stop loss.
SignalFloor tracks signal outcomes against market prices, but your personal execution may differ due to slippage. News events, market opens, and thin liquidity increase slippage risk. Mitigate it by using limit orders where appropriate, avoiding illiquid pairs, and sizing positions so that reasonable slippage stays within your risk tolerance.
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What is Slippage in trading?
Slippage occurs when a trade fills at a different price than expected — usually during fast markets or low liquidity. It can turn a planned break-even into a small loss or widen actual risk beyond the signal's stop loss.
How does Slippage apply to SignalFloor signals?
SignalFloor tracks signal outcomes against market prices, but your personal execution may differ due to slippage. News events, market opens, and thin liquidity increase slippage risk. Mitigate it by using limit orders where appropriate, avoiding illiquid pairs, and sizing positions so that reasonable slippage stays within your risk tolerance.
What terms are related to Slippage?
Related concepts include spread, market order, liquidity. See the SignalFloor trading glossary for full definitions.
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