FxPro AUD/USD — Spread, Cost, Swap and Volatility (Measured)
A measured profile of trading AUD/USD at FxPro — spread, all-in cost, overnight swap, volatility and execution, from our own Raw+ feed.
Open FxPro Account →On our measured Raw+ data, FxPro's AUD/USD spread runs at a median of 0.4 pips and costs about $11.00 all-in per standard lot, at or below an independent interbank reference. Daily range averages 48.5 pips. The full measured profile is below.
AUD/USD spread and cost (measured)
What AUD/USD actually costs on FxPro’s Raw+ feed, measured tick by tick, and how the spread compares with an independent interbank reference feed:
| Measure | AUD/USD on Raw+ (measured) |
|---|---|
| Median spread | 0.4 pips (min 0.2, p90 0.8) |
| All-in cost / lot | $11.00 (1.1 pips break-even) |
| Commission (Raw+) | $7.00 round-turn |
| Spread vs reference | −0.6 pips |
All-in cost is the spread plus the $7 Raw+ commission per standard lot; break-even is the move needed to cover it. Full distribution on our live spreads page.
When to trade AUD/USD
The hours with the most price range for the spread you pay (measured tradability), in FxPro server time with JST in brackets:
| Best hours | Avg range | Spread |
|---|---|---|
| 16:00 (22:00 JST) | 15 pips | 0.299 pips |
| 17:00 (23:00 JST) | 14.5 pips | 0.301 pips |
| 21:00 (03:00 JST) | 12.3 pips | 0.303 pips |
Thinnest hours, where range barely covers the spread: 01:00 (07:00 JST), 02:00 (08:00 JST), 23:00 (05:00 JST). Server time is about UTC+3.
AUD/USD overnight swap and carry (measured)
What it costs (−) or pays (+) to hold AUD/USD overnight, and the net cost to hold over time (spread plus accumulated swap), per standard lot:
| Measure | Per standard lot |
|---|---|
| Swap long / night | −$1.95 (−1.01% a year) |
| Swap short / night | −$2.90 (−1.51% a year) |
| Hold long 1d / 1w / 1mo | $12.95 / $24.65 / $69.50 |
| Hold short 1d / 1w / 1mo | $13.90 / $31.30 / $98.00 |
| Triple swap | Wednesday night |
Carry % is the annualised swap yield; a negative hold cost means the position earns over that period. All pairs on our swap rates page.
AUD/USD volatility and daily range (measured)
How much AUD/USD actually moves — useful for sizing stops, targets and weekend risk:
| Measure | Measured (last 14 days) |
|---|---|
| Avg daily range | 48.5 pips |
| Annual volatility | 7.25% |
| Busiest weekday | Tuesday |
| Avg weekend gap | 14.8 pips |
Average daily range is the mean high-to-low; volatility is annualised from daily closes; the weekend gap is the average Friday-to-Monday jump.
AUD/USD trading character (measured)
The measured personality of AUD/USD — how it tends to move, handy when picking a strategy:
| Measure | Measured |
|---|---|
| Market style | mixed (efficiency ratio 0.26) |
| Volatility regime | stable |
| Up days | 44% |
| Best / worst day | 75 / -86 pips |
| Downside volatility | 5.2% a year |
| Carry-to-volatility | -0.139 |
Market style (trending vs mean-reverting) comes from the efficiency ratio; up days is the share of days that closed higher; downside volatility annualises only the losing days. Measured over the recent window — not a forecast.