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Home>Courses>Trading 101>Lesson 7 of 8

Liquidity and slippage

How easily an asset can be bought or sold without moving its price.

Trading 101·Lesson 7 of 8

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By the end of this lesson you'll be able to:

  • 01Define liquidity
  • 02Link liquidity to the spread
  • 03Explain the risk of trading illiquid markets
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Step 1 · Read the guide

Read the guide first

Everything the quiz asks is covered in the linked guide. Read it, then answer the questions below.

What Is Liquidity in Trading?
Key terms
LiquiditySpreadSlippageVolume

Step 2 · Take the quiz

Quick check

10 questions

Answer all 10, then check. Wrong answers show a hint and a link back to the guide.

  1. Question 01

    What does liquidity refer to?

  2. Question 02

    What does a highly liquid market usually have?

  3. Question 03

    In an illiquid market, what is a large order more likely to cause?

  4. Question 04

    Which is typically the most liquid market?

  5. Question 05

    What are wider spreads a sign of?

  6. Question 06

    You try to exit a thinly traded stock fast. What is the main risk?

  7. Question 07

    When does liquidity tend to be highest?

  8. Question 08

    When trading illiquid assets, what should you do?

  9. Question 09

    What does high volume generally indicate?

  10. Question 10

    Around a major news release, what can liquidity briefly do?

Answered 0 of 10 · pass 70% (7/10) to complete

Trading 1017 of 8
  1. How to start trading
  2. Bid, ask, and the spread
  3. Market vs limit orders
  4. Stop and stop-limit orders
  5. Understanding leverage
  6. Margin and margin calls
  7. →Liquidity and slippage
  8. Pips and lot size
  9. ⚑Final Assessment· 20 Q