{"id":17847,"date":"2024-05-11T23:57:14","date_gmt":"2024-05-11T15:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.0.254\/?p=17847"},"modified":"2025-12-03T03:48:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T19:48:23","slug":"what-are-pips-pip-values-and-spreads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mister.forex\/en\/what-are-pips-pip-values-and-spreads\/","title":{"rendered":"What are pips, pip value, and spread in Forex margin trading?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"17847\" class=\"elementor elementor-17847\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af80770 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"af80770\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cb459e elementor-widget elementor-widget-html translation-block\" data-id=\"1cb459e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\"><span>\n<h2><strong>Trading Behavior and Professional Terminology in the Forex Market<\/strong><\/h2>\nIn the forex market, the main behavior of traders is to <strong>simultaneously buy one currency and sell another<\/strong>, profiting from the value difference and interest rate differential between the two currencies.<br><br>\nThere are four main ways to trade forex, including:\n<ul>\n    <li>Physical currency exchange<\/li>\n    <li>Spot forex<\/li>\n    <li>Forex futures<\/li>\n    <li>Margin trading<\/li>\n<\/ul><br>\nAmong these, <strong>forex margin trading<\/strong> is the most common. Therefore, when people talk about forex trading, they are usually referring to forex margin trading.<br><br>\nIn the field of forex trading, there are many professional terms, such as <strong>Pips<\/strong>, <strong>Pip value<\/strong>, and <strong>Pip spread<\/strong>. Next, we will explain the meanings of these forex terms in detail:\n<br><br>\n<h3><strong><strong>What is a Pip?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\nA Pip stands for <strong>percentage in point<\/strong>. It is the unit of change in a forex exchange rate and the most common unit of measurement in forex trading.<br><br>\nIn most forex pairs, such as EUR\/USD, GBP\/USD, etc., the <strong>fourth decimal place is 1 pip<\/strong>. Only in USD\/JPY is the <strong>second decimal place called 1 pip<\/strong>.<br><br>\nFor example, when the price of EUR\/USD changes from 1.07370 to 1.07381, the difference is 0.00011, which means it has changed by <strong>1.1 Pips<\/strong>.<br><br>\nThe profit or loss for an investor from this 1.1 pip change is determined by the contract specifications and the number of contracts traded. This is the meaning of <strong>Pip value<\/strong>, which we will introduce next.\n<br><br>\n<h3><strong><strong>What is Pip value?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\nPip value is the price of one pip, and this price is determined by the contract size and the number of contracts the investor trades.<br><br>\n<strong>Formula:<\/strong> Pip value = Pips * Contract size * Number of contracts<br><br>\nForex trading is conducted in the form of contracts, similar to futures trading. However, in futures trading, contracts are referred to as \"contracts,\" while in forex trading, we use \"<strong>lots<\/strong>\".<br><br>\nIn a standard forex contract, a standard contract is <strong>1 lot<\/strong>, and a mini contract is <strong>0.1 lots<\/strong>. 1 lot represents <strong>100,000 currency units<\/strong>, while 0.1 lots represents <strong>10,000 currency units<\/strong>. This is the 10x scale difference between a mini contract and a standard contract.<br><br>\n<ul>\n    <li>\n        <strong>Standard Contract<\/strong>\n        <ul>\n            <li>1 lot = 100,000 currency units<\/li>\n            <li>Each 1 pip change = <strong>10 currency units<\/strong> (0.0001 * 100,000 = 10)<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n    <\/li>\n    <li>\n        <strong>Mini Contract<\/strong>\n        <ul>\n            <li>0.1 lot = 10,000 currency units<\/li>\n            <li>Each 1 pip change = <strong>1 currency unit<\/strong> (0.0001 * 10,000 = 1)<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul><br>\n<strong>Example with EUR\/USD:<\/strong><br>\nIf you trade <strong>1 lot<\/strong> of EUR\/USD, the pip value is 0.0001 x 100,000 = <strong>$10<\/strong>. This means that for every 1 pip fluctuation in the EUR\/USD price, the investor will make or lose $10.<br><br>\nTherefore, if you trade <strong>2 lots<\/strong> of EUR\/USD, the pip value will be <strong>$20<\/strong>. This means that for every 1 pip fluctuation in the EUR\/USD price, the investor will make or lose $20, which illustrates that the number of contracts affects the pip value.<br><br>\nIf the opening price of EUR\/USD is 1.16010 and it is sold at a price of 1.16945, the profit would be <strong>93.5 Pips<\/strong>.<br>\nTherefore, the profit\/loss for one standard contract = 0.00935 * 100,000 (contract size) = <strong>$935<\/strong>.\n<br><br>\n<h3><strong><strong>What is Spread?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\nWhether you are exchanging currency at a bank or trading on a forex platform, there will always be two quotes for currency exchange.<br><br>\nOne is the selling price, which is the seller's quote (Ask), and the other is the buying price, which is the buyer's quote (Bid). The difference between these two prices is what we call the <strong>Spread<\/strong>.<br><br>\n<strong>Formula:<\/strong> Spread = Ask price - Bid price.<br><br>\nThe spread between the bid and ask prices is effectively the commission charged by the bank or broker. Therefore, the spread can be considered one of the costs of each forex transaction.\n<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba5f145 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"ba5f145\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"container\" data-elementor-id=\"49848\" class=\"elementor elementor-49848\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43b58eaa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"43b58eaa\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83f27ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-html translation-block\" data-id=\"83f27ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\"><span>\n<strong style=\"font-size: 1.2em\">\nHi, we are the <a href=\"https:\/\/mister.forex\/en\/about-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Mr.Forex Research Team<\/a><\/strong><br>\n\nTrading requires not just the right mindset, but also useful tools and insights. We focus on global broker reviews, trading system setups (MT4 \/ MT5, EA, VPS), and practical forex basics. We personally teach you to master the \"operating manual\" of financial markets, building a professional trading environment from scratch.<br>\n<br>\n\n<strong>If you want to move from theory to practice:<\/strong><br>\n1. Help share this article to let more traders see the truth.<br>\n2. Read more articles related to <a href=\"https:\/\/mister.forex\/en\/category\/learn-forex\/\" target=\"_blank\">Forex Education<\/a>.\n<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article will help you understand the important terms in Forex margin trading:&nbsp;Pips, Pip Value, and Spread. 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