Slippage vs Trading Pair

Quick comparison to help you distinguish these two crypto terms.

Slippage
beginner
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.

Read full definition
Trading Pair
beginner
market_structure

A trading pair is two assets listed together on an exchange that can be directly swapped for each other, such as BTC/USDT representing Bitcoin traded against Tether.

Read full definition
Browse full glossaryGet platform access