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Measured datacapture #1 · 06 Jul 2026, 07:59 server772,494 readings · 23 instrumentsnext capture ~07:00 UTC daily↓ CSV

Exness Spreads — Measured, Not Advertised

Every figure below was recorded on Exness’s own MetaTrader 5 Standard feed by an in-terminal EA — the spread the platform actually quoted, not a marketing “from 0.0”. Dollar costs default to 0.1 lot, the size most retail accounts actually run — switch to 0.01 or 1.0 below.

XAU/USD (Gold)
24pts
$2.40 / 0.1 lot · 0.3% of daily range
EUR/USD
0.8pips
$0.80 / 0.1 lot · 1.6% of daily range
GBP/USD
1pips
$1.00 / 0.1 lot · 1.7% of daily range
BTC/USD
1000pts
$1.00 / 0.1 lot · 0.4% of daily range
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Min deposit From about $10 · Standard account — the account measured here

Measured spreads — all 23 instruments in one table

Cost per
lot
InstrumentTypicalmin – p90Cost / 0.1 lotCost vs daily moveReadings
FX Majors
EUR/USDpips0.8— stable in sample$0.80
1.6%
8,049
GBP/USDpips1— stable in sample$1.00
1.7%
13,282
USD/JPYpips1— stable in sample$0.62
1.7%
15,139
AUD/USDpips0.9— stable in sample$0.90
2.4%
6,578
USD/CADpips1.4
1.4 – 1.6
$0.98
3.1%
4,035
USD/CHFpips1.3— stable in sample$1.61
3.5%
4,947
NZD/USDpips1.4— stable in sample$1.40
4.5%
4,709
FX Crosses
EUR/GBPpips1.3
1.3 – 8.9
$1.73
5.2%
1,914
EUR/JPYpips1.6— stable in sample$0.99
1.9%
12,089
GBP/JPYpips2.7
2.2 – 2.7
$1.66
2.8%
14,195
AUD/JPYpips1.9— stable in sample$1.17
3.2%
10,290
Metals
XAU/USD (Gold)pts24
24 – 26
$2.40
0.3%
136,331
XAG/USD (Silver)pts3— stable in sample$15.00
1.1%
34,213
Energy
US Oil (WTI)pts2— stable in sample$2.00
1.0%
40,520
UK Oil (Brent)pts3
2.7 – 3.2
$3.00
1.0%
12,963
Indices
US500 (S&P 500)pts72
64 – 86
$0.07
contract size 1
0.9%
49,857
US30 (Dow)pts23
21 – 23
$0.23
0.5%
31,231
USTEC (Nasdaq 100)pts240
192 – 240
$0.24
0.4%
90,903
DE30 (DAX)pts49
16 – 500
$0.56
1.6%
19,238
JP225 (Nikkei 225)pts34
32 – 68
$0.00
Quoted in Japanese yen with a contract size of 1 index unit — a small contract, so the dollar cost per lot is naturally low; matches Exness's published contract specifications.
0.2%
140,980
UK100 (FTSE 100)pts300
142 – 330
$0.40
2.8%
14,458
Crypto
BTC/USDpts1000— stable in sample$1.00
0.4%
59,334
ETH/USDpts100— stable in sample$0.10
1.2%
47,239

Typical = the median of all readings. The min–p90 strip shows how far the spread stretched under load; a stable in sample badge means the spread never moved across the whole sample — on Exness Standard many instruments are quoted with stable target spreads, so identical min, median and p90 is expected there, not an error. Forex pairs are quoted in pips; metals, indices, energy and crypto in points — the cost column converts each instrument into the dollar cost of opening the selected lot size at the typical spread. Confidence dots: ●●● at least 2,000 readings, ●● at least 800, ● below that — treat single-dot rows as indicative. Dollar costs differ in magnitude because contract sizes differ: 1 lot of JP225 (Nikkei 225) is a contract of just 1 — a fraction of other instruments’ notional — so a cost of a few cents per lot is genuine, not an error; the “cost vs daily move” column is the fair cross-instrument comparison. Server Exness-MT5Trial11, captured 06 Jul 2026, 07:59 server time.

What this means for a small account

  • Lowest entry cost relative to the daily move: JP225 (Nikkei 225) — the spread takes about 0.2% of an average day’s range ($0.00 per 0.1 lot).
  • Highest: EUR/GBP — about 5.2% of the daily move is gone on entry; short-term trades there pay a premium on Standard.
  • Widest single reading in this sample: GBP/JPY at 30.4 pips around 20:00 server — around the daily rollover — opening positions in that hour costs more.

Spread through the day

DE30 (DAX) — average spread by server hour. Tightest 16, widest 500 pts. Sampled 00:00–23:00 server this capture.

55.73
49.3
49
49
49
37.72
16
500
500
489.51
000408121620
Tokyo · Asia
London
London–NY overlap
New York
rollover · thin
avg spread by server hourwidest hournot sampled in this capture

Hours are platform server time. Values are printed above each bar; hatched hours were outside this capture window — they are not zero, just not measured yet. Session bands are indicative (summer-time anchors).

Holding overnight — measured swaps

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Trading swap-free? Exness offers swap-free (Islamic) status for eligible clients — where it applies, the overnight charges below do not apply. Eligibility and instrument coverage are set by the broker: see the Islamic account page.

Values shown per 0.1 lot — the lot toggle above rescales this table too.

InstrumentLong / nightShort / nightTriple dayHeld 5 nights (worse side)
EUR/USD−$0.59$0.00Wednesday ×3−$4.13
GBP/USD−$0.13−$0.13Wednesday ×3−$0.91
USD/JPY$0.00−$0.96Wednesday ×3−$6.69
AUD/USD$0.00−$0.17Wednesday ×3−$1.19
USD/CAD$0.00−$0.56Thursday ×3−$3.94
USD/CHF$0.00−$1.22Wednesday ×3−$8.52
NZD/USD−$0.42$0.00Wednesday ×3−$2.94
EUR/GBP−$0.60$0.00Wednesday ×3−$4.20
EUR/JPY$0.00−$0.55Wednesday ×3−$3.88
GBP/JPY$0.00−$1.27Wednesday ×3−$8.89
AUD/JPY−$0.01−$0.14Wednesday ×3−$0.95
XAU/USD (Gold)−$5.04$0.00Wednesday ×3−$35.29
XAG/USD (Silver)−$3.80$0.00Wednesday ×3−$26.60
US Oil (WTI)$0.00−$0.07Wednesday ×3−$0.52
UK Oil (Brent)−$1.66$0.00Wednesday ×3−$11.62
US500 (S&P 500)−$0.14$0.00Friday ×3−$0.99
US30 (Dow)−$0.96$0.00Friday ×3−$6.73
USTEC (Nasdaq 100)−$0.60$0.00Friday ×3−$4.19
DE30 (DAX)−$0.40$0.00Friday ×3−$2.78
JP225 (Nikkei 225)$0.00$0.00Friday ×3$0.00
UK100 (FTSE 100)−$0.24$0.00Friday ×3−$1.69
BTC/USD−$1.19$0.00Friday ×3−$8.33
ETH/USD−$0.03$0.00Friday ×3−$0.22

Read from the platform’s contract specifications at the same capture (2026-07-06). Negative = a nightly charge, positive = a nightly credit; on the triple-swap day three nights are applied at once. “Held 5 nights” counts 7 charges — a Monday→Saturday hold crosses the triple day once — the realistic cost of a week-long position, not the per-night teaser. See swap rates for how swaps work.

What will this position cost?

Spread on entry
Swaps (7 charges)
Total cost

Swap charges assume the worst case: each run of 7 nights crosses one triple-swap day. Figures combine the measured entry spread with the captured swap for the chosen side — indicative, not a quote.

“From 0.0 pips” — which account is that, really?

The advertised “from 0.0” belongs to the Raw Spread account, which adds a fixed commission per side. This page measures the Standard account — the fair comparison is the all-in cost per trade:

Measured on this page

Standard — EUR/USD

$8.00 / 1 lot

0.8 pips typical spread · no commission · min deposit From about $10. Measured reading by reading on the platform’s own feed.

Advertised, for comparison

Raw Spread — EUR/USD

≈ $7.00+ / 1 lot

Advertised “from 0.0 pips” plus a commission of up to $3.50 per side ≈ a $7.00 floor per round turn. It works out lower only when the raw spread really holds near zero — Raw Spread is not measured on this page.

How this was measured

Broker’s own feedRecorded in-terminal on Exness’s own MetaTrader 5 Standard pricing feed — the quotes the platform itself served, not a third-party estimate.
In-terminal EAAn MQL5 expert advisor records the quoted bid and ask throughout the session; sampling density varies by instrument — quiet instruments produce fewer readings, which is why the counts differ.
VerifiableThe per-instrument summary ships as a CSV download; the dollar costs are derived from the platform’s own contract specifications.
Bounded windowA capture covers only the hours the terminal session was open — unsampled hours are shown hatched in the chart, never guessed.

The numbers above are measurements, not promises.

They come from the Standard account this page tracks — min deposit From about $10. Spreads vary with market conditions. Last updated 2026-07-06.

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Frequently asked questions

Why do min, median and p90 coincide on so many instruments?
On Exness Standard many instruments are quoted with stable target spreads — the platform can hold a pair at the same spread for an entire session, so identical min, median and p90 is expected behaviour there, not an error. Pairs like GBP/JPY and USD/JPY show real variation, which the min–p90 strip makes visible.
How are these Exness spreads measured?
An MQL5 expert advisor runs inside MetaTrader 5 on Exness's own Standard feed and records the quoted bid and ask throughout the session. The spread shown is what the platform actually quoted — not an estimate and not the advertised minimum.
How often is this page updated?
A new capture is taken daily (around 07:00 UTC) and the page is rebuilt with it. The current figures come from 772,494 readings recorded up to 2026-07-06 on server Exness-MT5Trial11.
Do these spreads apply to any Exness account?
The figures track the Standard account. Other account types price differently, and spreads are variable: they widen around high-impact news and the daily rollover, and past readings do not guarantee future spreads.
How much does it cost to hold a position overnight?
Combine the entry spread with the nightly swap for the chosen direction — the position-cost calculator above does exactly that for any lot size and number of nights, including the triple-swap day. Swap-free (Islamic) status, where it applies, removes the overnight charges.
Why are costs shown per 0.1 lot by default?
Most retail positions run 0.01–0.1 lots, so a per-1-lot figure overstates the cost a typical account actually pays. The toggle above the table rescales every dollar figure to 0.01, 0.1 or 1.0 lots; the CSV keeps raw per-1-lot values.

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