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Measured data

Exness Spread Stability — the Full Measured Distribution — India

Not just the typical spread — the whole distribution: percentiles from the quietest quote to the worst captured spike, measured on Exness’s MT5 feed. measured 30 Sep · 13:25 IST.

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Why stability matters

Two accounts can advertise the same ‘typical’ spread and behave very differently under load. A stop-loss, a scalp exit or a news entry is filled at the spread of that moment — not at the median. Spread stability is one of the account features Exness highlights; this table lets a trader verify it on measured data rather than take it on faith.

Spreads may fluctuate and widen due to factors including market volatility, news events, market open/close, and others.

Measured spread distribution (pips; points for non-FX)

InstrumentMinp25Medianp75p90p99MaxStdevp90 ÷ median
EUR/USD0.80.80.80.80.83.46.30.3661.00
GBP/USD0.911116.49.50.7051.00
USD/JPY111111.8270.3331.00
AUD/USD0.90.90.90.90.93.970.4071.00
USD/CAD1.41.41.41.61.65.67.80.6041.14
USD/CHF1.31.31.31.31.33.15.90.2751.00
NZD/USD1.41.41.41.41.46.210.40.8621.00
EUR/GBP1.31.31.31.31.33.45.70.3661.00
EUR/JPY1.61.61.61.61.66.9241.0011.00
GBP/JPY2.12.22.22.22.21523.11.9331.00
AUD/JPY1.11.11.11.11.13.814.10.7331.00
XAU/USD (Gold)242424242426340.3961.00
XAG/USD (Silver)333333301.00
US Oil (WTI)222222201.00
UK Oil (Brent)3.33.73.944.15.680.3641.05
BTC/USD100010001000100010001000100001.00
ETH/USD10010010010010010010001.00
US500 (S&P 500)404040404060803.8481.00
US30 (Dow)101010131313141.4711.30
USTEC (Nasdaq 100)1121121121121121122403.7291.00
DE30 (DAX)77777561009.1611.00
JP225 (Nikkei 225)313131313434341.2281.10
UK100 (FTSE 100)98989898300860860107.2153.06

p25/p75/p90/p99 = the spread was at or below this value 25/75/90/99% of the sampled time. ‘p90 ÷ median’ close to 1.00 = the spread barely moves; higher values = it stretches under load.

In this sample, XAG/USD (Silver), US Oil (WTI), BTC/USD, ETH/USD and others held the same spread from the median all the way to the 99th percentile — the quote traders got 1 time in 2 was the quote they got 99 times in 100.

How this was measured

  • Every tick's bid and ask captured in-terminal on Exness's own MT5 feed.
  • Percentiles computed over the full sample, not a hand-picked window.
  • Rollover and news windows are included — that is what the p99 and Max columns show.
  • Figures refresh on a schedule.

Measured in-terminal on Exness’s own MetaTrader 5 pricing feed and symbol specifications, refreshed on a schedule. All figures are indicative and change with market conditions.

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