You Saw the Price. You Placed the Trade. So Why Did You Pay More?
Here is a crypto concept every trader should understand: slippage.
Imagine a token is displayed at $1.00.
You place a market buy order, expecting to pay $1.00 per token. But your order executes at an average price of $1.03.
That difference is slippage.
Why can this happen?
🔹 Low liquidity: There may not be enough sellers at the displayed price.
🔹 Large orders: Your order may consume several price levels in the order book.
🔹 Fast markets: Prices can change between the moment you submit an order and when it executes.
Here is the important distinction:
Price impact is the effect your own order has on the market price. Slippage is the difference between the expected execution price and the actual execution price. They are related, but they are not identical.
Before trading, ask yourself three questions:
1. Is the market liquid enough for my order size?
2. Am I using a market order when a limit order would better suit my plan?
3. Have I checked the spread and estimated trading fees?
A limit order can help control the price you are willing to accept, but it may not execute at all.
Your turn: Have you ever received a worse execution price than expected? Was it caused by low liquidity, a fast-moving market, or a large order?
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