b9_1155what is slippage?
the difference between the price you expected and the price you actually got.
it grows in fast or thin markets and makes real losses bigger than the planned ones.
related words
- stop-limit order a stop that turns into a limit order when triggered.
- leverage controlling a position larger than the money you put up (the margin).
- stop-market order a stop that turns into a market order when triggered.
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