Median slippage
0.0 pts
negative = price improvement
Slippage compares the price you asked for with the price you got, in symbol points — negative numbers mean the fill was better than requested. Across 1,701 measured XAUUSD fills on 4 connected accounts, Startrader showed a median of 0.0 points with a p95 of 74.5 points. The distribution below shows the full picture: a broker can have a flattering median while the tail quietly eats your stop-losses.
On XAUUSD, Startrader's measured slippage ranks 2 of 5 measured brokers.
p95 slippage
74.5 pts
the bad tail — 5% of fills were worse
Better price
0%
share of fills improved
Exact price
66%
filled at the requested price
Accuracy score
81/100
relative to peers, per symbol
Fill quality
Where the executed price landed vs the price requested.
Better price 0% Exact price 66% Worse price 34%
Slippage distribution · XAUUSD
Points; negative = price improvement, positive = worse fill.
≤ −20 pts (better)0≥ +20 pts (worse)
Slippage by symbol
The money column converts points with the broker's own tick value, per 1.00 lot.
| Symbol | Median slippage | ≈ per 1 lot | p95 slippage | Fills |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XAUUSD | 0.0 pts | ≈$0.00 | 74.5 pts | 1,701 |
Slippage month by month · XAUUSD
Median slippage on the most-traded symbol.
XAUUSD
median slippage · below 0 = price improvement
FAQ
Does Startrader have slippage?
Every broker does; the question is how much and in which direction. On 1,701 measured fills, Startrader's median slippage was 0.0 points. The fill-quality split on this page shows what share of orders filled at a better, exact or worse price than requested.
Is negative slippage good?
Yes — negative means price improvement: your order filled at a better price than you requested. A median at or below zero with a short positive tail is the profile you want. Positive slippage concentrated around news events suggests the broker passes volatility straight through to you.
How is slippage measured here?
From order history on connected accounts: each order's requested price vs its executed price, converted to symbol points. It's measured per symbol because a point means different money on EURUSD vs XAUUSD — where the broker's tick value is known, the table converts it to approximate money per 1.00 lot.
Read more: broker execution quality · copy trading slippage — or connect an account read-only and put your own fills in these numbers.