Exness Trading Costs — the All-In Cost of a Trade, Measured
What opening and closing a position actually costs on the account measured here (Standard): spread converted to dollars per lot, break-even distance and cost as a share of the daily range. measured 28 Jun · 10:24 CST.
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| Instrument | Typical spread | Pip/pt value ($/lot) | Open + close 1 lot | Break-even | Cost vs daily range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR/USD | 0.8 pips | $10.00 | $8.00 | 0.8 pips | 1.4% |
| GBP/USD | 1 pips | $10.00 | $10.00 | 1 pips | 1.3% |
| USD/JPY | 1 pips | $6.18 | $6.18 | 1 pips | 1.7% |
| AUD/USD | 0.9 pips | $10.00 | $9.00 | 0.9 pips | 2.0% |
| USD/CAD | 1.6 pips | $7.04 | $11.27 | 1.6 pips | 2.9% |
| XAU/USD (Gold) | 24 pts | $1.00 | $24.00 | 24 pts | 0.2% |
| US Oil (WTI) | 2 pts | $10.00 | $20.00 | 2 pts | 0.6% |
| UK Oil (Brent) | 3.2 pts | $10.00 | $32.00 | 3.2 pts | 0.9% |
| BTC/USD | 1000 pips | $0.01 | $10.00 | 1000 pips | 0.5% |
| ETH/USD | 100 pips | $0.01 | $1.00 | 100 pips | 1.2% |
| US500 (S&P 500) | 86 pts | $0.01 | $0.86 | 86 pts | 0.9% |
| US30 (Dow) | 23 pts | $0.10 | $2.30 | 23 pts | 0.4% |
| USTEC (Nasdaq 100) | 240 pts | $0.01 | $2.40 | 240 pts | 0.4% |
On the Standard account measured here there is no per-lot commission — the spread is the whole round-trip cost. Break-even = how far price has to move in the trade’s favour before it is profitable. Cost vs daily range compares that to what the instrument typically moves in a day.
For scale: the EUR/USD spread of 0.8 pips is about 1.4% of its average daily range — the market typically moves 73× the cost of entering it in a single day.
Where the cost comes from
The Standard account charges no commission, so its fee lives inside the spread. Comparing the measured spread with an independent interbank reference feed over the same London–New York hours shows how much of each spread is the broker’s margin — and a negative number means the measured spread was tighter than the reference.
| Instrument | Standard spread (session avg) | Margin inside the spread ($/lot) | vs reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUR/USD | 0.8 pips | $5.00 | +167% |
| GBP/USD | 1 pips | $4.00 | +67% |
| AUD/USD | 0.9 pips | $0.00 | +0% |
| USD/CAD | 1.521 pips | $3.66 | +52% |
| USD/JPY | 1 pips | $3.71 | +150% |
| XAU/USD (Gold) | 24.045 pts | -$51.96 | -68% |
Both feeds compared over identical UTC hours, normalized to absolute price — pip definitions differ between feeds. Indicative; refreshed on a schedule.
Costs when a position is held overnight
| Instrument | Intraday (spread only) | + 1 night | + 5 nights | Costlier side |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR/USD | $8.00 | $14.10 | $38.50 | long |
| USD/JPY | $6.18 | $16.20 | $56.26 | short |
| XAU/USD (Gold) | $24.00 | $75.00 | $279.00 | long |
| US Oil (WTI) | $20.00 | $36.00 | $100.00 | short |
| BTC/USD | $10.00 | $21.85 | $69.24 | long |
| US500 (S&P 500) | $0.86 | $2.27 | $7.89 | long |
Overnight swap is added on top of the spread — always on the side shown, at the measured rate per night (five nights include one triple-swap day). Full per-night rates for every instrument are on the swap rates page; swap-free account options are covered on the Islamic account page.
How this was measured
- Spread = median of all quotes captured on the Exness MT5 demo feed.
- Dollar cost = spread × the contract's per-pip value from the symbol specification.
- Swap costs use the measured long/short rates per instrument.
- Different account types price differently; figures refresh on a schedule.
Measured on an Exness MetaTrader 5 demo account — the broker’s own pricing feed and symbol specifications, recorded in-terminal and refreshed on a schedule. Demo and live accounts share the same pricing feed. All figures are indicative and change with market conditions.
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