Spread vs Commission in ea trading

marsupilami 2023.10.14 13:59

Hi,

on Dax index CFD , for automated trading using proprietary expert advisors

A a broker has 2 account types :

1. 0.2 guaranteed bid ask spread and 0.6 round trade commission per Lot

2. 0.8 guaranteed bid ask spread and 0 commission

It may look similar but stoplosses, BUY/SELLSTOP orders etc. may have a different execution , slippage etc..

Which one would you choose ?

Thanks,

Yashar Seyyedin 2023.10.15 06:47 #1

marsupilami:

Hi,

on Dax index CFD , for automated trading using proprietary expert advisors

A a broker has 2 account types :

1. 0.2 guaranteed bid ask spread and 0.6 round trade commission per Lot

2. 0.8 guaranteed bid ask spread and 0 commission

It may look similar but stoplosses, BUY/SELLSTOP orders etc. may have a different execution , slippage etc..

Which one would you choose ?

Thanks,

Spread is a concern when scalping in lower time frames. But as a swing trader you are less concerned about spread.

marsupilami 2023.10.15 21:11 #2

Yashar Seyyedin #:

Spread is a concern when scalping in lower time frames. But as a swing trader you are less concerned about spread.

Agree

And I’m looking at intraday strategies on low timeframe , hence my question