Raw Spread
The unmarked spread received from liquidity providers, often near 0.0 pips; the broker charges a separate commission instead.
Why Raw Spread Matters
Understanding Raw Spread helps you compare brokers on trading costs and avoid surprises. It's one of the details our reviews check so you can judge a broker on evidence, not marketing.
Example of Raw Spread
When you read a MyTradingReviews listing, Raw Spread is one of the data points we verify and display — so you can see exactly how each broker handles it before you open an account.
Compare how each broker handles raw spread in our independent broker reviews and the comparison tool.
Definitions follow one published methodology — verified data, real accounts and dated evidence, not marketing. When a broker changes its terms, the reviews change with it.
Related Terms
The difference between the buy (ask) and sell (bid) price of an instrument — the basic cost of a trade.
The smallest standard price move in forex, usually 0.0001 for most currency pairs. Spreads are quoted in pips.
A fixed fee charged per trade (often per lot), typically on ECN/raw-spread accounts.
Interest paid or earned for holding a position overnight, based on the interest-rate difference between the two currencies.