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Commission — definition & meaning

A per-trade fee some brokers charge on top of, or instead of, the spread.

Commission is a direct fee a broker charges for executing a trade, often on 'raw spread' accounts that offer tighter spreads in exchange for the fee.

You compare it against spread-only pricing: a tiny spread plus commission can be cheaper or dearer than a wider spread with no commission, depending on how much you trade.

The information on Trding.io is for general information only and is not investment advice. Trading involves a real risk of losing money, and most retail traders lose. Never trade money you cannot afford to lose.

Related terms

Spread
The gap between the bid and ask price — a built-in cost of trading.
Swap (rollover)
Interest paid or earned for holding a leveraged position overnight.
Overnight financing
The cost of funding a leveraged CFD or margin position held overnight.
Slippage
The difference between your expected fill price and the actual one.
Carry trade
Profiting from the interest-rate gap between two currencies.
Spread cost
The actual money the bid-ask spread costs you on a trade.

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