A smaller spread can come with a separate commission. Compare the same completed trade, find where the costs are equal, and see how bid and ask prices affect your result.
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A price on the screen is not an execution receipt. Follow a hypothetical forex order through several price levels, calculate its average fill and see which part of the difference is spread, slippage or a change of benchmark.