Slippage vs Trading Fees

Quick comparison to help you distinguish these two crypto terms.

Slippage
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market_structure

Slippage is the difference between the price you expected to receive on a trade and the actual price at which it executed, caused by market movement or insufficient liquidity.

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Trading Fees
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market_structure

Trading fees are the charges an exchange deducts from each completed trade as payment for facilitating the transaction, typically calculated as a small percentage of the total trade value.

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