The "Cost Efficiency"

[Phantom]

The hidden cost of trading is usually what kills a good strategy.
I’ve been diving into the Afterprime model lately. It’s one thing to see XAUUSD at a 0.19 spread, but it’s another to realize they actually reward you for the flow you bring to the market.
Quick math on the current dashboard:
NAS100: 1.00 point spread
GER30: 3.66 spread
BTCUSD: 30 spread
When you combine these tight gaps with their Flow Rewards (where they actually pay you a rebate on your trades), the "all-in" cost of business becomes one of the lowest I’ve seen.
It’s refreshing to see a broker actually incentivize disciplined, high-volume trading rather than just betting against their clients.

 

[MustardHaven]

You are right that trading costs can quietly eat into performance, especially for active traders. Tight spreads help, but what really matters is consistency in execution and transparency in fees.
Rebates are a nice bonus, but I still think risk management and trade quality matter more than saving a fraction of a spread. Low costs support a strategy, they don’t replace one.

 

[Phantom]

You are right that trading costs can quietly eat into performance, especially for active traders. Tight spreads help, but what really matters is consistency in execution and transparency in fees.
Rebates are a nice bonus, but I still think risk management and trade quality matter more than saving a fraction of a spread. Low costs support a strategy, they don’t replace one.

Yeah, there was this one time I was starting out trading, and I got to trade and lose some numbers, and once I checked out the commission, it broke me, it was about 30% the total loss, like damn