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Slippage tolerance — definition & meaning

A setting limiting how much price slippage you'll accept on an order.

Slippage tolerance lets you cap how far from your intended price an order can fill before it is rejected. Set it tight and an order may not execute in fast markets; set it wide and you risk worse fills.

It is a practical control for volatile conditions, letting you decide whether certainty of execution or price matters more for a given 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

Slippage
The difference between your expected fill price and the actual one.
Market order
An order to buy or sell immediately at the best available price.
Volatility
How much and how quickly a price moves over time.
Limit order
An order to trade only at a specified price or better.
Stop order
An order that triggers a market order once a set price is reached.
Stop-limit order
A stop that triggers a limit order rather than a market order.

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