LONDON and SYDNEY, Australia and JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, May 28, 2020.
April 2020 All Instruments Highlights:
- 55.9% of orders executed at price1
- 32.1% of orders executed with positive slippage2
- 12.0% of orders executed with negative slippage3
- Average execution speed 26 milliseconds4
Highlighted Instruments April 2020:
| Instrument | Active Trader Average Spread5 | Active Trader Effective Spread6 | At Price Orders | Positive Slippage | Negative Slippage | |||
| XAU/USD | 11.8 | 14.2 | 54.0% | 32.0% | 14.0% | |||
| SPX500 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 53.5% | 29.6% | 16.9% | |||
| NAS100 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 39.1% | 37.5% | 23.3% | |||
| EUR/USD | 0.4 | 0.2 | 59.3% | 32.3% | 8.4% | |||
| GBP/USD | 1.2 | 0.8 | 44.3% | 46.7% | 9.0% | |||
| AUD/USD | 0.6 | 0.3 | 47.9% | 44.4% | 7.7% | |||
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*These highlights come from orders that executed through FXCM Group from 1 April 2020, to 30 April 2020. Data excludes certain types of non-direct clients.
1Percentage of executed client trades# in April 2020, which were executed at the price clients requested.
2Percentage of executed client trades# in April 2020, which were executed at a more favorable price than the price clients requested.
3Percentage of executed client trades# in April 2020, which were executed at a less favorable price than the price clients requested.
4This defines the amount of time between when we receive the order until execution. This excludes internet latency and post trade booking.
5This data is compiled forex and CFD trading data from FXCM's Active Traders for 1 April 2020, to 30 April 2020. The data reflects average spreads made available to FXCM clients during all trading hours.
6This data is compiled forex and CFD trading data from FXCM's Active Traders for 1 April 2020, to 30 April 2020. The data reflects the spread at which trades were executed by FXCM clients during all trading hours.
#Client trades here cover stop, limit, "at market", and entry orders. Certain non-direct clients are excluded from the data. Limit and limit entry orders would only execute at the requested price or better and cannot receive negative slippage. Price improvements are subject to available liquidity.
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