This article begins a series dedicated to forex spread (to be defined below as half the difference between bid and ask prices). In the series, a separate article will be dedicated to every forex pair we track. The issues of interest are evolution of spread in time, stability of spread during the day and week, and existence of predictable patterns in spread. Data from a popular non-ECN broker are used.
EUR/USD spread patterns and history, 2003-2009
Source: forexautomaton.com
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