in Ctrader i kept 4 pips TP and 4 pips SL but profit is different and loss is different

ruben.as.nogueira
27 Mar 2025, 12:24

Hello,

This is due to broker commission. The broker always charges you a fee for opening a trade and you need to subtract it to the real takeprofit and stoploss monetary value. Once your trade is closed, you can see the amount of commission they charged in the trade history details. 

You need to be aware of spread and commissions in trading, that's basically how the broker makes money. The commission increases with bigger positions.

Best Regards,

RN

Ubaidjr
27 Mar 2025, 12:29 ( Updated at: 27 Mar 2025, 13:06 )

RE: in Ctrader i kept 4 pips TP and 4 pips SL but profit is different and loss is different

Thank you sir , I'm looking for another broker 😀 

firemyst
28 Mar 2025, 00:37 ( Updated at: 28 Mar 2025, 07:16 )

RE: in Ctrader i kept 4 pips TP and 4 pips SL but profit is different and loss is different

ruben.as.nogueira said: 

Hello,

This is due to broker commission. The broker always charges you a fee for opening a trade and you need to subtract it to the real takeprofit and stoploss monetary value. Once your trade is closed, you can see the amount of commission they charged in the trade history details. 

You need to be aware of spread and commissions in trading, that's basically how the broker makes money. The commission increases with bigger positions.

Best Regards,

RN

 

I think the point is, if you look at the value of the “SL” line on the chart, and the estimated stop loss amount in the open trade window, they are significantly different, despite having the same pips set as the stop loss. 

The SL line says 10.45 Euros for 3 pips; the modify position window says 7.45 Euros for 3 pips.

Both those numbers should be relatively the same – there shouldn't be a big difference.

While different brokers charge different commissions, cTrader shouldn't be showing traders two different estimated stop loss values for the same number of pips in two different places. That is very misleading.

Ubaidjr - 

if you show the active trade window at the bottom of cTrader, what does it say for “commission” and “swap” columns?