Spreads below are displayed in pips.

Currency Pair Typical Spread

EUR/USD

Euro – U.S. Dollar		 2.7

USD/JPY

U.S. Dollar – Japanese Yen		 2.5

GBP/USD

British Pound – U.S. Dollar		 2.8

USD/CHF

U.S. Dollar – Swiss Franc		 2.7

AUD/USD

Australian Dollar – U.S. Dollar		 2.6

EUR/JPY

Euro – Japanese Yen		 3.4

EUR/GBP

Euro – British Pound		 2.6

USD/CAD

U.S. Dollar – Canadian Dollar		 2.6

EUR/CHF

Euro – Swiss Franc		 3

NZD/USD

New Zealand Dollar – U.S. Dollar		 2.9

CHF/JPY

Swiss Franc – Japanese Yen		 3.6

NZD/JPY

New Zealand Dollar – Japanese Yen		 3.9

AUD/JPY

Australian Dollar – Japanese Yen		 3.3

AUD/CHF

Australian Dollar – Swiss Franc		 3.6

AUD/NZD

Australian Dollar – New Zealand Dollar		 4.1

GBP/JPY

British Pound – Japanese Yen		 4.8

USD/CNH

U.S.Dollar – Offshore RMB		 26 – 27
Currency Pair Typical Spread

CAD/JPY

Canadian Dollar – Japanese Yen		 3.3

AUD/CAD

Australian Dollar – Canadian Dollar		 3.3

EUR/AUD

Euro – Australian Dollar		 3.2

GBP/CHF

British Pound – Swiss Franc		 4

USD/DKK

U.S. Dollar – Danish Krone		 Variable

USD/SGD

U.S. Dollar – Singapore Dollar		 Variable

EUR/CAD

Euro – Canadian Dollar		 3.5

GBP/AUD

British Pound – Australian Dollar		 3.8

GBP/CAD

British Pound – Canadian Dollar		 3.8

USD/TRY

U.S. Dollar – Turkish Lira		 Variable

EUR/NZD

Euro – New Zealand Dollar		 4.4

EUR/TRY

Euro – Turkish Lira		 Variable

GBP/NZD

British Pound – New Zealand Dollar		 Variable

USD/HKD

U.S. Dollar – Hong Kong Dollar		 Variable

USD/ZAR

U.S. Dollar – South African Rand		 Variable

USD/MXN

U.S. Dollar – Mexican Peso		 Variable

Advertised Spreads
FXCM spreads are variable. The spreads listed above were derived from the weighted average of the spreads from the previous quarter, and updated quarterly. (Last updated: April, 2013).

Please note that FXCM Asia strives to provide traders with tight, competitive spreads; however, there may be instances when market conditions cause spreads to widen beyond the spreads displayed. Learn more

Compensation
FXCM is compensated by a fixed mark-up on the spreads it receives from liquidity providers, who may also compensate FXCM for order flow. Under the dealing desk execution model, FXCM acts as a market maker and may generate income from its market making activities.