Commissions: what do you actually pay per lot?

Raw accounts charge commission per lot on top of near-zero spreads; standard accounts build the cost into the spread. The per-lot numbers differ widely across brokers.

Commissions: what do you actually pay per lot? — bid-ask spread diagram
The bid-ask spread on a currency pair

Share yours:

  • the broker and account type
  • the commission per lot (round trip)
  • whether the total cost beats a standard account for you
Commissions: what do you actually pay per lot? — risk-reward diagram
A risk-reward ratio of 1 to 2

The trading costs guide shows how to compare properly.

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