Why spread widening at market open costs scalpers the most

Thin liquidity around the session open can double effective spreads. Here is how high-frequency traders can blunt the impact.

Spreads often spike in the first minutes of a session.
Scalpers pay this hidden cost many times a day.
Per-lot cashback recovers part of that cost on every trade.

Where the hidden cost comes from

Around the open, liquidity is thin and spreads widen. For high-frequency traders opening and closing many positions, that adds up fast.

Practical ways to reduce it

Trading slightly after the open, using limit orders, and choosing tighter-spread accounts all help. Cashback then recovers a fixed amount per lot on top.

In our view

Costs, not just entries, decide a scalper edge. Control what you can. This is not investment advice.

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