Disliked{quote} We are talking about institutional clients here so 0.5 isnt uncommon for them via brokers. Prime brokers will charge you a fee per trade and limit your leverage. probably 5% = 20:1 What do banks offer on leverage compared to brokers ? A lot less hence thats why brokers are in business Quality brokers just have an STP model or DMA directly through to the liquidity providers so the pricing reflects the market conditions. Friday evening obviously the market liquidity is thinning as banks try and scale down their risk they widen prices. Margin...Ignored
my only interest is to be done at the price I want to be done and on that front the bank is far superior than a broker.