The process where buy orders fill at the ask price and sell orders fill at the bid price. This is part of the mechanical toolkit traders rely on to control entries and exits with precision rather than reacting to price in real time.
The process where buy orders fill at the ask price and sell orders fill at the bid price. This is part of the mechanical toolkit traders rely on to control entries and exits with precision rather than reacting to price in real time.
It's the mechanical reason every trade starts slightly "in the red" by the spread. New traders benefit from internalizing this early, since it underpins much of the terminology and reasoning used throughout the rest of their trading education.
Reflected instantly in floating P/L the moment a trade opens. In practice, traders typically encounter this directly within their trading platform, charting software, or an economic calendar, depending on the specific context in which it arises.
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