Which Side of the Quote Your Order Lands On — FxPro United Arab Emirates 2026
A buy is filled at one price and a sell at the other, and that distance sits inside your entry, your stop and your take-profit.
Open FxPro Account →Every FxPro position is opened on one side of the quote and closed on the other, so the crossing is paid once on the way in. On EUR/USD that crossing costs about 1.2 pips on the spread-only Standard account, roughly $12 per standard lot with no commission, or about 0.2 pips plus a $3.50-per-side commission on the Raw+ account, about $9 per round-turn lot. Because a buy is filled at the upper side of the quote and a sell at the lower one, that same distance also sits between the price on your chart and the price a stop-loss is triggered at. Raw+ moves most of the cost out of the quote and into a separate commission line, and works out cheaper once the spread saving beats that commission, about 0.7 pips on a $10-per-pip major, while the Standard account can be cheaper on tighter or lower-value instruments. Spreads are variable, so confirm the live figures in your platform before trading.
Real measured Raw+ spreads and cost
The median spread, all-in cost and how the spread compares with an independent interbank reference feed, measured on FxPro’s own MT5 Raw+ feed — first-hand, not advertised:
| Instrument | Median spread | All-in / lot | All-in (pips) | vs reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR/USD | 0.2 pips | $9.00 | 0.9 pips | −0.09 pips |
| GBP/USD | 0.6 pips | $13.00 | 1.3 pips | +0.03 pips |
| AUD/USD | 0.4 pips | $11.00 | 1.1 pips | −0.16 pips |
| USD/CAD | 0.4 pips | $9.88 | 1.37 pips | −0.54 pips |
| USD/JPY | 0.3 pips | $8.88 | 1.42 pips | +0.14 pips |
| XAU/USD (Gold) | 15 pips | $22.00 | 22 pips | — |
‘All-in (pips)’ is also your break-even — the move needed to cover spread plus commission. ‘vs reference’ compares our measured spread with an independent interbank reference feed over the same hours; a negative number means FxPro’s spread was tighter. The round-turn cost is about $77.8 per $1,000,000 traded on EUR/USD. This page is the Standard-vs-Raw+ cost overview; for the live, hour-by-hour measured spread feed see our live spreads page.
How much a trade costs: Standard vs Raw+
| Instrument | Standard spread | Standard cost | Raw+ spread | Raw+ cost + comm | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR/USD | 1.2 pips | $12.00 | 0.2 pips | $9.00 | Raw+ |
| GBP/USD | 1.5 pips | $15.00 | 0.4 pips | $11.00 | Raw+ |
| USD/CAD | 1.6 pips | $12.00 | 0.5 pips | $10.75 | Raw+ |
| USD/JPY | 1.3 pips | $9.10 | 0.3 pips | $9.10 | About equal |
Approximate cost for a round-turn standard lot (100,000 units), in USD. Raw+ / cTrader commission is $3.50 per lot per side ($7.00 round turn) on Raw+ and cTrader accounts. Pip values and spreads are variable — confirm live figures in your platform. Last updated 2026-07-05.
Which account is cheaper for you
Raw+ replaces a wider spread with a tighter spread plus a $7 round-turn commission, so it only pays off once the spread saving beats that commission — about 0.7 pips on a $10-per-pip major such as EUR/USD. If the Standard spread is more than roughly 0.7 pips wider than the raw spread, Raw+ is cheaper; if the gap is smaller (or you trade rarely), the Standard all-in spread can win. As a rule of thumb, frequent traders on liquid majors save with Raw+, while occasional traders often prefer Standard.
Open FxPro Account →Typical FxPro spreads (all instruments)
| Instrument | Standard spread | Raw spread |
|---|---|---|
| EUR/USD | 1.2 pips | 0.2 pips |
| GBP/USD | 1.5 pips | 0.4 pips |
| USD/CAD | 1.6 pips | 0.5 pips |
| USD/JPY | 1.3 pips | 0.3 pips |
| Gold (XAU/USD) | 2.5 pips | 1.0 pips |
| US 500 (S&P) | 0.4 pts | 0.4 pts |
Indicative spreads. Metals and indices use different contract sizes — see our gold page for XAU/USD costs.
How a spread becomes a cost
The spread is the gap between the buy and sell price of a contract for difference (CFD). You pay it on entry: spread (in pips) × the pip value of one lot equals your cost. On a Standard account that spread is your whole trading cost; on Raw+ you pay a tighter raw spread plus the $7 round-turn commission. Compare the two on our Raw+ account, MT4 and MT5 pages.
Which side of the quote your order lands on
A quote is two prices at once. A buy order is filled at the upper price, a sell order at the lower one, and the distance between them is the spread. Nothing is deducted as a separate fee at that moment: the position simply starts a short distance behind the line drawn through the middle of the chart.
That is why a position shows a small loss the instant it opens. It is not a charge that has gone missing. It is the cost of crossing from one side of the quote to the other, and it is recovered as soon as price travels that distance in your favour.
Why a stop-loss sits closer than it looks
A stop on a long position is not triggered by the price you bought at. It is triggered by the lower side of the quote, because that is the price the position would actually be closed at. The spread therefore sits inside your stop distance rather than outside it, and a take-profit is reached slightly later than the chart line suggests for the same reason.
On a major pair quoted at a fraction of a pip the difference is barely visible. On an instrument whose quote widens, the same stop is reached earlier than the chart implies, which is the practical argument for checking the current spread before placing a tight stop rather than after it has been hit.
The quote on the screen and the price on the ticket
A measured median describes what a feed showed over a period. It does not promise the price a particular order will receive, because a market order is filled at whatever the two sides of the quote happen to be at the moment it arrives.
The gap between the two is worth reading off your own tickets rather than arguing about in the abstract. A filled order records the price it received, and the quote at the moment of the click is still on the chart behind it. That comparison is the only one that describes your own connection, your own hours and your own instruments.
Reading the real cost off a filled ticket
- Open the position history in your platform and pick one closed round turn.
- Note the price the opening order was filled at, then the price the closing order was filled at.
- Find the commission line, if the account has one, and count it for both sides.
- Add the crossing and the commission together: that total is what the round turn cost, in money rather than in pips.
- Compare that total with the median on this page. A consistent difference points at the instrument, the hours you trade or the account type, not at the measurement.
Every quantity in that list is produced by your own terminal, so none of it has to be taken on trust.
Where the cost lands in a round turn
| Moment of the trade | Side of the quote used | What is charged |
|---|---|---|
| Opening a long | Upper side (ask) | The crossing, plus commission on a raw account |
| Closing a long | Lower side (bid) | Commission on a raw account; the crossing is already paid |
| Opening a short | Lower side (bid) | The crossing, plus commission on a raw account |
| Stop-loss on a long | Lower side (bid) | Nothing extra; the stop is simply reached earlier |
| Held overnight | Neither; the position stays open | A financing swap, charged separately from the spread |
Spread-only accounts fold the whole cost into the quote; raw accounts split it between a tighter quote and a separate commission line.
Frequently asked questions
Why is my position slightly negative the moment it opens?
Which price triggers a stop-loss on a long position?
Is the spread charged again when I close the trade?
Is the measured median the price my next order will get?
Where do I see the spread I was actually charged?
How does the spread affect a take-profit?
Should I check the spread before placing a tight stop?
Does a tighter quote help if I only trade a few times a month?
What is the difference between the crossing and a commission?
Reviews
Spreads get a thumbs up on the majors and oil — traders call them competitive and reckon orders fill fast. Gold's the sore spot: a few clock it swinging 30–45 pips, way wider than they'd like. The ECN account trades tighter but the commission stings, 'on the higher side.' Fine if you stick to majors — just eyeball the metals spread before you load up.
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Awesome trading platform with unmatched speed of orders execution and tight spreads. I believe this combination is what helps traders earn profits.
I do prefer a raw account’ why! See spreads. Although when I started I liked the spreads in the standard account too but over time liked the idea of commission and near to zero spreads…