Spread vs Spread Pairs Trading

Quick comparison to help you distinguish these two crypto terms.

Spread
beginner
market_structure

The difference between the lowest ask price and the highest bid price for a cryptocurrency on an exchange, representing the immediate cost of executing a trade at current market prices.

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Spread Pairs Trading
advanced
strategy

Cryptocurrency trading strategy exploiting cointegrated price spreads between correlated asset pairs through mean-reversion, profiting from spread normalization regardless of directional market movement.

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