How long does slippage occur after release?

I know it depends but was looking for some advice.

I am using one minute charts and looking to trade a few minutes after the announcement.

Is two or three minutes usually enough or can slippage take place 10-15 minutes afterward?

For people who trade the news a lot, I figure you guys would have an answer to this one by now!


Any input would be much appreciated.

You asked for any input and it does not look as though anyone else is planning on responding, so here goes.

I( used to trade the news on a regular basis, but that was when I lived in an area where I had access to decent internet service. Where I am now I can only get very slow dialup. So I am not currently trading the news.

When I traded the news I used to find that the worst slippage was during the first 5 minutes. It was I believe more related to the speed of the movement and the rate at which the price was changing. I have even seen slippage when there was no news but a rapid, large movement for no apparent reason. It was worst when I was using FXCM, but I have had the problem with other brokers as well.

I do not know whether this helps, but hopefully it will inspire a more experienced person to respond, since I am no expert on trading news (or much else for that matter).

Slippage should only occur for trades executed the moment the news hits. If your getting slipped outside that timeframe, its time to look for a new broker.

So, if was creating a news trading plan, I should be safe on slippage for anything over a minute or two after the release?

Thanks