Fees look small until you multiply them. Enter your fee rates and how often you trade to see what trading really costs.
Fees look small until you multiply them. Enter fees, slippage and how often you trade and see the cost per trade, per month and per year.
▶ Explained on the page: maker, taker and slippage
Use your own exchange's schedule. Maker and taker rates differ, and tiers change with volume.
Every trade has to move that far in your favour before you start to make money. A scalper who trades twenty times a month with a 0.15% round trip pays 3% of the position value in costs every month. Costs also eat into the ratio: a 1:2 trade with a tight stop can lose a large share of its reward to fees.
Compare the result with the amount you risk. If costs are above 15% of it, a tighter stop with a bigger size may be costing you more than the extra size gains.
Multiply the position value by the fee rate on each side, entry and exit, and add them. On futures also add funding for the time you hold.
The difference between the price you expected and the price you got. It is a hidden cost that grows with larger orders and fast markets.
On most exchanges yes, because they add liquidity to the book. Check the schedule of the one you use.