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Measured spreads
Broker websites quote spreads "from 0.0 pips"; what matters is the spread on your ticket at the moment your order fills. Across 5,609 measured fills on 12 connected accounts, VT Markets averaged 1.7 points, with EURUSD the most-traded symbol. Spread uses the closest broker tick at or before each fill — never a later tick. It includes news widening and rollover, which advertised figures don't.
On EURUSD, VT Markets's measured spread at the closest pre-fill tick ties for 5 of 6 measured brokers.
Average spread from the closest pre-fill tick; the money column uses the broker's own tick value, per 1.00 lot.
| Symbol | Avg spread | ≈ per 1 lot | Fills |
|---|---|---|---|
| EURUSD | 1.7 pts | ≈$1.73 | 5,609 |
| GBPUSD | 2.1 pts | ≈$2.13 | 656 |
| XAUUSD | 12.9 pts | ≈$1.29 | 2,382 |
Median spread at fill time on the most-traded symbols. Points are symbol-specific — don't compare across charts.
median spread at fill time
Across 5,609 measured EURUSD fills, VT Markets's average spread at the closest pre-fill tick was 1.7 points. The per-symbol table shows other instruments separately.
Advertised spreads are usually a feed minimum. These numbers use the closest tick at or before real fills — including news spikes, rollover widening and off-peak hours — without leaking a post-fill quote into the measurement.
Points — on a 5-digit forex symbol, 10 points = 1 pip. Where the broker's own tick value is known, the per-symbol table also shows the approximate cost per 1.00 lot in money, which is easier to compare across symbols.
Read more: What Is a Good EURUSD Spread? Points, Pips and What Fills Actually Cost · Broker Execution Quality: Measure Slippage, Lifecycle Timing and Spread — or connect an account read-only and put your own fills in these numbers.
median spread at fill time
median spread at fill time
One symbol across UTC sessions; spreads widen off-peak.
| Session | Avg spread | Fills |
|---|---|---|
| Asia (00–07 UTC) | 1.6 pts | 111 |
| London (07–13 UTC) | 2.1 pts | 111 |
| New York (13–21 UTC) | 1.7 pts | 340 |
| Late (21–24 UTC) | N/A — insufficient evidence | 18 |