At Xpert Funding, all trading takes place in a simulated environment designed to mirror real-world market conditions as closely as possible.
This ensures your performance reflects your actual skill under true market dynamics including live pricing, spreads, slippage, and execution speed not just a frictionless demo.
Why Xpert Funding Uses Realistic Simulation
Xpert Funding is not a broker, and no trades are placed in the live financial markets.
Instead, we operate TradeLocker-powered accounts that replicate real trading conditions using live market data, variable spreads, and authentic execution behavior.
This setup allows traders to experience conditions identical to those faced by professional traders including:
Real-time price feeds and floating spreads.
Commission structures and swap rates based on institutional benchmarks.
Execution speed and slippage that react dynamically to liquidity and volatility.
By maintaining realism, Xpert Funding accurately measures trader skill, discipline, and adaptability under true trading pressure.
Understanding Slippage
Slippage occurs when a trade is executed at a different price than expected. It’s a normal part of trading and can be:
Negative Slippage — Filled at a worse price than requested.
Positive Slippage — Filled at a better price than requested.
Slippage tends to increase during:
High-impact news releases,
Low-liquidity sessions, or
When executing large order sizes relative to market depth.
💡 Example:
If you place a buy order for EUR/USD at 1.08000 during an NFP release, volatility might push your fill to 1.08015 a small difference that reflects natural market movement.
How to Minimize Slippage
While slippage cannot be completely avoided, you can reduce its impact by:
Avoiding trades during major news events (especially red-folder events on Forex Factory).
Using limit orders instead of market orders when precision matters.
Splitting large trades into smaller entries for smoother execution.
Maintaining moderate leverage to prevent unnecessary overexposure during volatility.
Execution Delays & Market Depth
In moments of extreme volatility or low liquidity, order execution may experience brief delays or partial fills.
This is intentional our goal is to reflect realistic interbank trading environments, not artificial “instant fills” that don’t exist in live markets.
This realism ensures that your trading results at Xpert Funding accurately demonstrate how your strategy performs in live-like conditions.