Exness Spread Stability — the Full Measured Distribution — South Africa
Not just the typical spread — the whole distribution: percentiles from the quietest quote to the worst captured spike, measured on Exness’s MT5 feed. measured 19 Oct · 09:53 SAST.
Open Exness Account →Why stability matters
Two accounts can advertise the same ‘typical’ spread and behave very differently under load. A stop-loss, a scalp exit or a news entry is filled at the spread of that moment — not at the median. Spread stability is one of the account features Exness highlights; this table lets a trader verify it on measured data rather than take it on faith.
Spreads may fluctuate and widen due to factors including market volatility, news events, market open/close, and others.
Measured spread distribution (pips; points for non-FX)
| Instrument | Min | p25 | Median | p75 | p90 | p99 | Max | Stdev | p90 ÷ median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR/USD | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2 | 14.2 | 20.7 | 2.395 | 2.50 |
| GBP/USD | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 29.6 | 3.308 | 1.00 |
| USD/JPY | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10.6 | 35 | 1.755 | 1.00 |
| AUD/USD | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 23.2 | 23.2 | 4.257 | 2.56 |
| USD/CAD | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 8.1 | 13.7 | 16.4 | 2.953 | 5.79 |
| USD/CHF | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 25.3 | 30 | 3.809 | 1.00 |
| NZD/USD | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 6.9 | 11.2 | 1.084 | 1.00 |
| EUR/GBP | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 8.7 | 23.1 | 24 | 4.247 | 6.69 |
| EUR/JPY | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 24 | 24 | 3.878 | 1.81 |
| GBP/JPY | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 7.4 | 30.4 | 1.779 | 1.00 |
| AUD/JPY | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 8.4 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 3.682 | 7.64 |
| XAU/USD (Gold) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 34 | 0.581 | 1.00 |
| XAG/USD (Silver) | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 1.00 |
| US Oil (WTI) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 |
| UK Oil (Brent) | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2 | 2.1 | 0.122 | 1.00 |
| BTC/USD | 640 | 640 | 640 | 640 | 640 | 640 | 640 | 0 | 1.00 |
| ETH/USD | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 1.00 |
| US500 (S&P 500) | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 60 | 80 | 5.974 | 1.00 |
| US30 (Dow) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 40 | 40 | 4.168 | 1.00 |
| USTEC (Nasdaq 100) | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 240 | 5.188 | 1.00 |
| DE30 (DAX) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 56 | 100 | 147 | 23.318 | 8.00 |
| JP225 (Nikkei 225) | 31 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 71 | 71 | 5.371 | 1.10 |
| UK100 (FTSE 100) | 98 | 98 | 98 | 300 | 398 | 860 | 1141 | 222.686 | 4.06 |
p25/p75/p90/p99 = the spread was at or below this value 25/75/90/99% of the sampled time. ‘p90 ÷ median’ close to 1.00 = the spread barely moves; higher values = it stretches under load.
In this sample, XAG/USD (Silver), US Oil (WTI), BTC/USD, ETH/USD and others held the same spread from the median all the way to the 99th percentile — the quote traders got 1 time in 2 was the quote they got 99 times in 100.
How this was measured
- Every tick's bid and ask captured in-terminal on Exness's own MT5 feed.
- Percentiles computed over the full sample, not a hand-picked window.
- Rollover and news windows are included — that is what the p99 and Max columns show.
- Figures refresh on a schedule.
Measured in-terminal on Exness’s own MetaTrader 5 pricing feed and symbol specifications, refreshed on a schedule. All figures are indicative and change with market conditions.
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