Forex glossary
What is a slippage?
The difference between the price you expected and the price you got, common in fast markets.
Definition
Slippage: The difference between the price you expected and the price you got, common in fast markets.
In context
In fast markets you may get slippage: a slightly different price than you clicked.
From the lesson Order Types.
Lessons that cover Slippage
Forex 101 · 6 min
Order Types
Market, limit and stop orders, plus stop loss and take profit.
Fundamentals & News · 6 min
Trading the News
How to survive (and sometimes profit from) big releases.
Risk & Psychology · 6 min
Backtesting and Forward Testing
Prove your strategy works before you risk money on it.