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Unseen Slippage: Your SAR/USD Spread Cost

Understand how MT4/5 slippage and SAR/USD volatility can significantly inflate your actual trading costs beyond quoted spreads.

Hidden Costs in Volatile Pairs

  • SAR/USD, despite its peg, exhibits intra-day volatility influenced by oil prices and regional liquidity shifts.
  • MT4/5 slippage often increases during news events or thin trading hours, impacting your effective entry/exit points.
  • Broker execution models vary; some aggregate orders, others route directly, affecting the likelihood and magnitude of slippage.

SAR/USD Slippage Profile

  • 0.8-1.5 pips — AVG QUOTED SPREAD
  • 0.3-0.9 pips — ADDITIONAL SLIPPAGE
  • 35-60% — SPREAD INCREASE

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