GLOSSARY

Slippage

IN PLAIN ENGLISH

The difference between the price you expected and the price you actually got, caused by the market moving in the moment your order is processed.

WHERE YOU MEET IT

Not shown directly — it's baked into your recorded buy or sell price.

WATCH OUT FOR

Slippage is usually small on liquid stocks and can be significant on thin ones or during fast-moving news.

EXPLAINED IN

Why the price you saw isn't the price you got

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