FxPro Spreads & Trading Costs [Malaysia]
What does trading actually cost at FxPro — and is the Standard or Raw+ account cheaper for you? Spreads, commission and the all-in cost per trade.
Open FxPro Account →A scheduled data release is the moment an FxPro spread stops looking like its own advertisement. The quoted figures are the between-releases ones: about 1.2 pips on the spread-only Standard account, roughly $12 per standard lot with no commission, against about 0.2 pips plus a $3.50-per-side commission (about $9 per round-turn lot) on the Raw+ account. Standard builds the cost into a wider spread, while Raw+ shows raw spreads from 0.0 pips and charges a separate commission, and Raw+ works out cheaper once the spread saving beats the commission, about 0.7 pips on a $10-per-pip major. What the calendar changes is the spread half of that arithmetic and never the commission half: quotes start drifting wider shortly before a number prints, peak within the first seconds after it, then settle back. Spreads are variable, so read the release schedule alongside the spread table and confirm the live figures in your platform before trading.
Real measured Raw+ spreads and cost
The median spread, all-in cost and how the spread compares with an independent interbank reference feed, measured on FxPro’s own MT5 Raw+ feed — first-hand, not advertised:
| Instrument | Median spread | All-in / lot | All-in (pips) | vs reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR/USD | 0.2 pips | $9.00 | 0.9 pips | +0.18 pips |
| GBP/USD | 0.6 pips | $13.00 | 1.3 pips | +0.35 pips |
| AUD/USD | 0.4 pips | $11.00 | 1.1 pips | +0.04 pips |
| USD/CAD | 0.4 pips | $9.87 | 1.37 pips | −0.4 pips |
| USD/JPY | 0.3 pips | $8.94 | 1.38 pips | +0.67 pips |
| XAU/USD (Gold) | 15 pips | $22.00 | 22 pips | −34.37 pips |
‘All-in (pips)’ is also your break-even — the move needed to cover spread plus commission. ‘vs reference’ compares our measured spread with an independent interbank reference feed over the same hours; a negative number means FxPro’s spread was tighter. The round-turn cost is about $78 per $1,000,000 traded on EUR/USD. This page is the Standard-vs-Raw+ cost overview; for the live, hour-by-hour measured spread feed see our live spreads page.
How much a trade costs: Standard vs Raw+
| Instrument | Standard spread | Standard cost | Raw+ spread | Raw+ cost + comm | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR/USD | 1.2 pips | $12.00 | 0.2 pips | $9.00 | Raw+ |
| GBP/USD | 1.5 pips | $15.00 | 0.4 pips | $11.00 | Raw+ |
| USD/CAD | 1.6 pips | $12.00 | 0.5 pips | $10.75 | Raw+ |
| USD/JPY | 1.3 pips | $9.10 | 0.3 pips | $9.10 | About equal |
Approximate cost for a round-turn standard lot (100,000 units), in USD. Raw+ / cTrader commission is $3.50 per lot per side ($7.00 round turn) on Raw+ and cTrader accounts. Pip values and spreads are variable — confirm live figures in your platform. Last updated 2026-06-20.
Which account is cheaper for you
Raw+ replaces a wider spread with a tighter spread plus a $7 round-turn commission, so it only pays off once the spread saving beats that commission — about 0.7 pips on a $10-per-pip major such as EUR/USD. If the Standard spread is more than roughly 0.7 pips wider than the raw spread, Raw+ is cheaper; if the gap is smaller (or you trade rarely), the Standard all-in spread can win. As a rule of thumb, frequent traders on liquid majors save with Raw+, while occasional traders often prefer Standard.
Open FxPro Account →Typical FxPro spreads (all instruments)
| Instrument | Standard spread | Raw spread |
|---|---|---|
| EUR/USD | 1.2 pips | 0.2 pips |
| GBP/USD | 1.5 pips | 0.4 pips |
| USD/CAD | 1.6 pips | 0.5 pips |
| USD/JPY | 1.3 pips | 0.3 pips |
| Gold (XAU/USD) | 2.5 pips | 1.0 pips |
| US 500 (S&P) | 0.4 pts | 0.4 pts |
Indicative spreads. Metals and indices use different contract sizes — see our gold page for XAU/USD costs.
How a spread becomes a cost
The spread is the gap between the buy and sell price of a contract for difference (CFD). You pay it on entry: spread (in pips) × the pip value of one lot equals your cost. On a Standard account that spread is your whole trading cost; on Raw+ you pay a tighter raw spread plus the $7 round-turn commission. Compare the two on our Raw+ account, MT4 and MT5 pages.
How a spread behaves across a release window
A scheduled release is not a surprise to the market; only its content is. Quotes start thinning out shortly before the clock, the spread drifts up from its quiet level, and the widest single quote usually prints within the first seconds after the number lands. From there it narrows again, and on the majors it is normally back near the quiet level within a couple of minutes.
Three separate things describe that shape and a spread table carries none of them: how wide it got, how long after the print the peak arrived, and how long it took to come back. We publish those separately, window by window, on the news spread page, next to the ordinary daily profile on live spreads.
The calendar entry decides which pair pays
A release is priced in the currency it belongs to, not in the pair you happen to have open. A US number moves every pair with the dollar on one side of it, so EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/CAD and USD/JPY widen together, while a purely domestic print elsewhere may leave them untouched. Before judging a spread as unusually wide, check whether a currency on your ticket had something scheduled at that minute.
Importance matters as much as timing. The top-tier prints, inflation and employment and the rate decisions, are the ones that produce a visible peak; second-tier entries often pass without the spread leaving its normal band. The platform calendar carries both, so the useful habit is reading the importance column and not only the clock.
The same lot, quiet and at the print
Cost arithmetic does not change in a release window; one of its inputs does. On Raw+ the commission stays at $3.50 per lot per side however violent the minute is, and only the spread half moves. On the Standard account there is no separate line to stay still, because the entire cost is the spread, so a widening scales all of it. That is the honest reason the two accounts feel different around the calendar even though neither changes its pricing rules.
The practical consequence is about entry timing rather than account choice. Waiting for quotes to settle after a print costs nothing except the move you did not take; entering into the peak pays a spread several times the one in the table for exactly the same position size.
What a release moves, and what it leaves alone
| Part of the bill | Set by | At a scheduled release |
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Live market liquidity | Widens before the print, peaks just after, then narrows |
| Commission (Raw+) | Account terms, per lot per side | Unchanged |
| Position size | Your ticket | Unchanged |
| Overnight swap | Instrument and direction | Unchanged, and charged only past the daily rollover |
Only the first row is a variable. Everything else on the ticket is knowable before the calendar entry.
Frequently asked questions
Do FxPro spreads widen when economic data is released?
What is the typical EUR/USD spread at FxPro between releases?
Does the commission change during a news release?
How much does one EUR/USD trade cost at FxPro when nothing is scheduled?
What does a 0.3 pip spread mean, and what happens to it at a release?
Does FxPro have a zero-spread account for trading the news?
Where can I see FxPro live spreads before a scheduled release?
Is the Standard or Raw+ account cheaper if I trade around the calendar?
Should I trade the release itself or wait for quotes to settle?
Reviews
Spreads get a thumbs up on the majors and oil — traders call them competitive and reckon orders fill fast. Gold's the sore spot: a few clock it swinging 30–45 pips, way wider than they'd like. The ECN account trades tighter but the commission stings, 'on the higher side.' Fine if you stick to majors — just eyeball the metals spread before you load up.
Worst withdrawal experience bad spread and it really messing with my stop loss I don't recommend them honestly not just to spoil there name but they should do something
I have to claim that I MAINLY satisfied with the services offered by the FxPro broker, but not completely.
Mixed feelings, supposedly top tier broker, but some spreads are rather high and within days of opening account message about dormant account fees.
Fast orders, fair spreads. Easy withdrawals. Stable fxpro platform. commissions for ecn account is on a higher side:-s
Awesome trading platform with unmatched speed of orders execution and tight spreads. I believe this combination is what helps traders earn profits.
I do prefer a raw account’ why! See spreads. Although when I started I liked the spreads in the standard account too but over time liked the idea of commission and near to zero spreads…