What spread do you actually pay on EUR/USD? Share your broker & account type
Advertised spreads tell only part of the story. "From 0.0 pips" usually describes the tightest moment of the day on a commission account, not what you see when you actually click buy. This topic is for collecting real numbers from real traders.
Please include in your reply
- Broker and the regulated entity you are with, because conditions often differ between entities of the same broker.
- Account type (for example a standard, no-commission account or a raw-spread account with commission).
- Typical spread you see on EUR/USD, and roughly what time of day (London session, New York session, Asian session, around news).
- Commission per lot, if any, so others can work out the full cost.
- Platform (MT4, MT5, cTrader, the broker's own platform and so on).
How to compare fairly
To compare a no-commission account with a commission account, convert everything into one figure. A simple way is total cost in pips per standard lot round turn:
spread (pips) + commission round turn ÷ pip value
On EUR/USD a pip is worth about 10 units of the account currency per standard lot. So a 0.2 pip spread plus a 7.00 round-turn commission works out to about 0.9 pips in total. Compare that with, say, a 1.2 pip spread on a no-commission account.
Things that make spreads widen
- The daily rollover around 5 pm New York time
- Major news releases such as US non-farm payrolls or central bank decisions
- Low-liquidity holiday periods
Screenshots are welcome once you are past the new-member stage. Please blur your account number. Remember that these are individual observations, not verified data, and conditions change over time.
You can also compare published figures on our spread comparison pages. Then tell us here whether your real experience matches them.