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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa148.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.livingfromtrading.com/blog/pips-vs-points-vs-ticks-difference/\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.livingfromtrading.com/blog/pips-vs-points-vs-ticks-difference/\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.livingfromtrading.com\/blog\/pips-vs-points-vs-ticks-difference\/","crawl_time":1775364067,"first_indexed_time":1647624409,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,livingfromtrading!www,\/blog\/pips-vs-points-vs-ticks-difference\/ s443","src_root_hash":"3353167946487506548","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Pips vs Points vs Ticks - All the differences that you need to know - Living From Trading","meta_descriptions":["Understand all the differences between pips, points and ticks and how to use them the right way on forex, stocks, indices futures markets."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"These three concepts (pip, point, and tick) although simple tend to confuse a lot of beginners and even seasoned traders.\nThey actually may have different meanings depending on if you are trading Forex, Stocks,\nIndices\n, or Commodities futures.\nLet’s dive into them.\nWhat is a point in Forex?\nA point is typically the highest precision on the Forex currency pair price.\nThe last decimal place of the price.\nLet’s say that the EUR\/USD price is 1.23456.\nIf it moves to 1.23457, we say that it moved one point.\nYou need to be aware of one thing, most of the Forex brokers have 3 decimal places on JPY pairs and 5 decimal places on the other currency pairs.\nThose brokers are the ones that match the current point definition.\nSome other Forex brokers though have fewer decimal places.\nWe’ll get to them in a while.\nBefore that…\nWhat is a point in Stocks, Indices, or Commodities Futures?\nDifferently from Forex, a point in\nstocks or indices\nis not related to the decimal places.\nIn fact, a point is a whole number, which is also commonly called a full point.\nWhen a stock moves from $20.00 to $21.00, we say that it moved one point.\nWhen an index like Nasdaq or Dow Jones moves from $12000.00 to $12005.00, we say that it moved five points.\nBasically, a point is how much dollars or euros (or any other currency) a stock, commodity, or index has moved.\nPretty simple, right?\nWhat is a pip?\nPip stands for “percentage in point”.\nThis term is mainly used in\nForex trading\n.\nIt’s a way of measuring the Forex currency pair’s movements.\nHow many points are in a pip?\nA pip is equivalent to 10 forex points.\nSo, when you see someone saying that is targeting a 300 points move, it means that he’s trying to profit 30 pips.\nSimple right?\nNow, let’s be careful with one thing.\nDifferent forex brokers may have the price with different decimal places for the same pair.\nForex currency pairs with 5 vs 4 decimal places\nForex pairs prices, except JPY pairs, usually have five decimal places.\nFor example, you would see the EUR\/USD price as 1.23456.\nSome forex brokers though, although a minority, may have one less decimal place.\nIn this case, you would see the EUR\/USD price as 1.2345.\nThis is where a lot of people mess up.\nWhen you have four decimal places, the price doesn’t have explicitly a point there.\nIf it moves from 1.2345 to 1.2346, EUR\/USD would have moved one pip and not one point.\nYou can imagine if it had a zero in the end, like 1.23450.\nWhen it moves to 1.23460, it moved one pip which is the same as saying that it moved ten points.\nSimple right?\nNow let’s look at the JPY pairs.\nForex currency pairs with 3 vs 2 decimal places\nJPY pairs are the exception from the other currency pairs.\nTypically their price is presented with three decimal places.\nAs an example, you could see the GBP\/JPY pair price as 123.456.\nThis is the most common way.\nBut the same brokers that cut the last decimal place on the other pairs, will also cut it here.\nIn these brokers, you would see the price as 123.45.\nSo, if the GBP\/JPY price moves from 123.45 to 123.46, it moved one pip and not one point.\nHere you can add a zero to the end of the price to make it clearer.\n123.450 moving to 123.460 is a one-pip movement, which is equivalent to ten points.\nWhat is a tick?\nA tick is the smallest move that an asset can make.\nTypically, the vast majority of the markets have precision up to the last decimal place.\nBut this is not true for all markets, and it may depend on your broker too.\nLet’s say that we are\ntrading Dax\n, and the price is €13000.00\nIf your broker only updates the price every €0.50 move, then the tick size is 0.50.\nIt means that you’ll only get prices like 13000.00, 13000.50, 13001.00, and so on.\nAlways increasing or decreasing according to the tick size.\nHere you can find a list of the\nfutures tick sizes and tick values\n.\nThis can also happen in Forex currency pairs.\nAlthough you may have a currency pair with, let’s say, 5 decimal places, the price may only move 1 pip at a time, which would be the tick size.\nIf we use our EUR\/USD example, your broker would only show you prices that change the 4th decimal place.\nIt would be like: 1.234\n5\n6, 1.234\n6\n6, 1.234\n7\n6, 1.234\n8\n6, and so on.\nAgain, the increase or decrease factor is always proportional to the tick size.\nThe\nbest brokers to trade\nare the ones that have the smallest tick size possible.\nThis is what you learned today\nA point in Forex is the last decimal place of the price.\nA point in stocks, indices futures, or commodities is one whole number.\nA pip is used in Forex and is equivalent to ten points.\nA tick is the smallest move that the price can make. It may be bigger than the precision of the price, meaning that the price moves in steps bigger than that precision.","attrs_markdown":"EXCLUSIVE: Get a FREE Trading Course\n\n[FULL ACCESS HERE](https:\/\/www.livingfromtrading.com\/?utm_source=website&utm_medium=fixed-bar-free-course&utm_campaign=free-course)\n\nToggle navigation\n\n[![living from trading logo](https:\/\/www.livingfromtrading.com\/wp-content\/themes\/lft_theme\/images\/logos\/logo%206.2.13%20white_163x34px.webp)](https:\/\/www.livingfromtrading.com\/)\n\n- [Home](https:\/\/www.livingfromtrading.com\/ \"Home\")\n- [Blog](https:\/\/www.livingfromtrading.com\/blog\/ \"Blog\")\n- [Get Funded](https:\/\/www.livingfromtrading.com\/blog\/pips-vs-points-vs-ticks-difference\/ \"Get Funded\")\n  - [All Prop Firms](https:\/\/www.livingfromtrading.com\/prop-firms\/ \"All Prop Firms\")\n  - [PropScan – Challenges Filter Tool](https:\/\/www.livingfromtrading.com\/prop-firms\/challenges\/ \"PropScan - Challenges Filter Tool\")\n  - 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three concepts (pip, point, and tick) although simple tend to confuse a lot of beginners and even seasoned traders.\n\nThey actually may have different meanings depending on if you are trading Forex, Stocks, [Indices](https:\/\/www.livingfromtrading.com\/blog\/what-is-indices-trading-and-how-to-make-money-trading-them\/), or Commodities futures.\n\nLet’s dive into them.\n\n## What is a point in Forex?\nA point is typically the highest precision on the Forex currency pair price.\n\nThe last decimal place of the price.\n\nLet’s say that the EUR\/USD price is 1.23456.\n\nIf it moves to 1.23457, we say that it moved one point.\n\nYou need to be aware of one thing, most of the Forex brokers have 3 decimal places on JPY pairs and 5 decimal places on the other currency pairs.\n\nThose brokers are the ones that match the current point definition.\n\nSome other Forex brokers though have fewer decimal places.\n\nWe’ll get to them in a while.\n\nBefore that…\n\n## What is a point in Stocks, Indices, or Commodities Futures?\nDifferently from Forex, a point in [stocks or indices](https:\/\/www.livingfromtrading.com\/blog\/trading-forex-vs-stocks-vs-indices\/) is not related to the decimal places.\n\nIn fact, a point is a whole number, which is also commonly called a full point.\n\nWhen a stock moves from \\$20.00 to \\$21.00, we say that it moved one point.\n\nWhen an index like Nasdaq or Dow Jones moves from \\$12000.00 to \\$12005.00, we say that it moved five points.\n\nBasically, a point is how much dollars or euros (or any other currency) a stock, commodity, or index has moved.\n\nPretty simple, right?\n\n## What is a pip?\nPip stands for “percentage in point”.\n\nThis term is mainly used in [Forex trading](https:\/\/www.livingfromtrading.com\/blog\/how-to-start-trading-forex\/).\n\nIt’s a way of measuring the Forex currency pair’s movements.\n\n### How many points are in a pip?\nA pip is equivalent to 10 forex points.\n\nSo, when you see someone saying that is targeting a 300 points move, it means that he’s trying to profit 30 pips.\n\nSimple right?\n\nNow, let’s be careful with one thing.\n\nDifferent forex brokers may have the price with different decimal places for the same pair.\n\n### Forex currency pairs with 5 vs 4 decimal places\nForex pairs prices, except JPY pairs, usually have five decimal places.\n\nFor example, you would see the EUR\/USD price as 1.23456.\n\nSome forex brokers though, although a minority, may have one less decimal place.\n\nIn this case, you would see the EUR\/USD price as 1.2345.\n\nThis is where a lot of people mess up.\n\nWhen you have four decimal places, the price doesn’t have explicitly a point there.\n\nIf it moves from 1.2345 to 1.2346, EUR\/USD would have moved one pip and not one point.\n\nYou can imagine if it had a zero in the end, like 1.23450.\n\nWhen it moves to 1.23460, it moved one pip which is the same as saying that it moved ten points.\n\nSimple right?\n\nNow let’s look at the JPY pairs.\n\n### Forex currency pairs with 3 vs 2 decimal places\nJPY pairs are the exception from the other currency pairs.\n\nTypically their price is presented with three decimal places.\n\nAs an example, you could see the GBP\/JPY pair price as 123.456.\n\nThis is the most common way.\n\nBut the same brokers that cut the last decimal place on the other pairs, will also cut it here.\n\nIn these brokers, you would see the price as 123.45.\n\nSo, if the GBP\/JPY price moves from 123.45 to 123.46, it moved one pip and not one point.\n\nHere you can add a zero to the end of the price to make it clearer.\n\n123\\.450 moving to 123.460 is a one-pip movement, which is equivalent to ten points.\n\n## What is a tick?\nA tick is the smallest move that an asset can make.\n\nTypically, the vast majority of the markets have precision up to the last decimal place.\n\nBut this is not true for all markets, and it may depend on your broker too.\n\nLet’s say that we are [trading Dax](https:\/\/www.livingfromtrading.com\/blog\/dax-trading-strategies\/), and the price is €13000.00\n\nIf your broker only updates the price every €0.50 move, then the tick size is 0.50.\n\nIt means that you’ll only get prices like 13000.00, 13000.50, 13001.00, and so on.\n\nAlways increasing or decreasing according to the tick size.\n\nHere you can find a list of the [futures tick sizes and tick values](https:\/\/www.livingfromtrading.com\/blog\/futures-markets-specifications-tickers\/).\n\nThis can also happen in Forex currency pairs.\n\nAlthough you may have a currency pair with, let’s say, 5 decimal places, the price may only move 1 pip at a time, which would be the tick size.\n\nIf we use our EUR\/USD example, your broker would only show you prices that change the 4th decimal place.\n\nIt would be like: 1.234**5**6, 1.234**6**6, 1.234**7**6, 1.234**8**6, and so on.\n\nAgain, the increase or decrease factor is always proportional to the tick size.\n\nThe [best brokers to 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tend to confuse a lot of beginners and even seasoned traders.\n\nThey actually may have different meanings depending on if you are trading Forex, Stocks, [Indices](https:\/\/www.livingfromtrading.com\/blog\/what-is-indices-trading-and-how-to-make-money-trading-them\/), or Commodities futures.\n\nLet’s dive into them.\n\n## What is a point in Forex?\nA point is typically the highest precision on the Forex currency pair price.\n\nThe last decimal place of the price.\n\nLet’s say that the EUR\/USD price is 1.23456.\n\nIf it moves to 1.23457, we say that it moved one point.\n\nYou need to be aware of one thing, most of the Forex brokers have 3 decimal places on JPY pairs and 5 decimal places on the other currency pairs.\n\nThose brokers are the ones that match the current point definition.\n\nSome other Forex brokers though have fewer decimal places.\n\nWe’ll get to them in a while.\n\nBefore that…\n\n## What is a point in Stocks, Indices, or Commodities Futures?\nDifferently from Forex, a point in [stocks or indices](https:\/\/www.livingfromtrading.com\/blog\/trading-forex-vs-stocks-vs-indices\/) is not related to the decimal places.\n\nIn fact, a point is a whole number, which is also commonly called a full point.\n\nWhen a stock moves from \\$20.00 to \\$21.00, we say that it moved one point.\n\nWhen an index like Nasdaq or Dow Jones moves from \\$12000.00 to \\$12005.00, we say that it moved five points.\n\nBasically, a point is how much dollars or euros (or any other currency) a stock, commodity, or index has moved.\n\nPretty simple, right?\n\n## What is a pip?\nPip stands for “percentage in point”.\n\nThis term is mainly used in [Forex trading](https:\/\/www.livingfromtrading.com\/blog\/how-to-start-trading-forex\/).\n\nIt’s a way of measuring the Forex currency pair’s movements.\n\n### How many points are in a pip?\nA pip is equivalent to 10 forex points.\n\nSo, when you see someone saying that is targeting a 300 points move, it means that he’s trying to profit 30 pips.\n\nSimple right?\n\nNow, let’s be careful with one thing.\n\nDifferent forex brokers may have the price with different decimal places for the same pair.\n\n### Forex currency pairs with 5 vs 4 decimal places\nForex pairs prices, except JPY pairs, usually have five decimal places.\n\nFor example, you would see the EUR\/USD price as 1.23456.\n\nSome forex brokers though, although a minority, may have one less decimal place.\n\nIn this case, you would see the EUR\/USD price as 1.2345.\n\nThis is where a lot of people mess up.\n\nWhen you have four decimal places, the price doesn’t have explicitly a point there.\n\nIf it moves from 1.2345 to 1.2346, EUR\/USD would have moved one pip and not one point.\n\nYou can imagine if it had a zero in the end, like 1.23450.\n\nWhen it moves to 1.23460, it moved one pip which is the same as saying that it moved ten points.\n\nSimple right?\n\nNow let’s look at the JPY pairs.\n\n### Forex currency pairs with 3 vs 2 decimal places\nJPY pairs are the exception from the other currency pairs.\n\nTypically their price is presented with three decimal places.\n\nAs an example, you could see the GBP\/JPY pair price as 123.456.\n\nThis is the most common way.\n\nBut the same brokers that cut the last decimal place on the other pairs, will also cut it here.\n\nIn these brokers, you would see the price as 123.45.\n\nSo, if the GBP\/JPY price moves from 123.45 to 123.46, it moved one pip and not one point.\n\nHere you can add a zero to the end of the price to make it clearer.\n\n123\\.450 moving to 123.460 is a one-pip movement, which is equivalent to ten points.\n\n## What is a tick?\nA tick is the smallest move that an asset can make.\n\nTypically, the vast majority of the markets have precision up to the last decimal place.\n\nBut this is not true for all markets, and it may depend on your broker too.\n\nLet’s say that we are [trading Dax](https:\/\/www.livingfromtrading.com\/blog\/dax-trading-strategies\/), and the price is 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Boilerpipe Text	These three concepts (pip, point, and tick) although simple tend to confuse a lot of beginners and even seasoned traders. They actually may have different meanings depending on if you are trading Forex, Stocks, Indices , or Commodities futures. Let’s dive into them. What is a point in Forex? A point is typically the highest precision on the Forex currency pair price. The last decimal place of the price. Let’s say that the EUR/USD price is 1.23456. If it moves to 1.23457, we say that it moved one point. You need to be aware of one thing, most of the Forex brokers have 3 decimal places on JPY pairs and 5 decimal places on the other currency pairs. Those brokers are the ones that match the current point definition. Some other Forex brokers though have fewer decimal places. We’ll get to them in a while. Before that… What is a point in Stocks, Indices, or Commodities Futures? Differently from Forex, a point in stocks or indices is not related to the decimal places. In fact, a point is a whole number, which is also commonly called a full point. When a stock moves from $20.00 to $21.00, we say that it moved one point. When an index like Nasdaq or Dow Jones moves from $12000.00 to $12005.00, we say that it moved five points. Basically, a point is how much dollars or euros (or any other currency) a stock, commodity, or index has moved. Pretty simple, right? What is a pip? Pip stands for “percentage in point”. This term is mainly used in Forex trading . It’s a way of measuring the Forex currency pair’s movements. How many points are in a pip? A pip is equivalent to 10 forex points. So, when you see someone saying that is targeting a 300 points move, it means that he’s trying to profit 30 pips. Simple right? Now, let’s be careful with one thing. Different forex brokers may have the price with different decimal places for the same pair. Forex currency pairs with 5 vs 4 decimal places Forex pairs prices, except JPY pairs, usually have five decimal places. For example, you would see the EUR/USD price as 1.23456. Some forex brokers though, although a minority, may have one less decimal place. In this case, you would see the EUR/USD price as 1.2345. This is where a lot of people mess up. When you have four decimal places, the price doesn’t have explicitly a point there. If it moves from 1.2345 to 1.2346, EUR/USD would have moved one pip and not one point. You can imagine if it had a zero in the end, like 1.23450. When it moves to 1.23460, it moved one pip which is the same as saying that it moved ten points. Simple right? Now let’s look at the JPY pairs. Forex currency pairs with 3 vs 2 decimal places JPY pairs are the exception from the other currency pairs. Typically their price is presented with three decimal places. As an example, you could see the GBP/JPY pair price as 123.456. This is the most common way. But the same brokers that cut the last decimal place on the other pairs, will also cut it here. In these brokers, you would see the price as 123.45. So, if the GBP/JPY price moves from 123.45 to 123.46, it moved one pip and not one point. Here you can add a zero to the end of the price to make it clearer. 123.450 moving to 123.460 is a one-pip movement, which is equivalent to ten points. What is a tick? A tick is the smallest move that an asset can make. Typically, the vast majority of the markets have precision up to the last decimal place. But this is not true for all markets, and it may depend on your broker too. Let’s say that we are trading Dax , and the price is €13000.00 If your broker only updates the price every €0.50 move, then the tick size is 0.50. It means that you’ll only get prices like 13000.00, 13000.50, 13001.00, and so on. Always increasing or decreasing according to the tick size. Here you can find a list of the futures tick sizes and tick values . This can also happen in Forex currency pairs. Although you may have a currency pair with, let’s say, 5 decimal places, the price may only move 1 pip at a time, which would be the tick size. If we use our EUR/USD example, your broker would only show you prices that change the 4th decimal place. It would be like: 1.234 5 6, 1.234 6 6, 1.234 7 6, 1.234 8 6, and so on. Again, the increase or decrease factor is always proportional to the tick size. The best brokers to trade are the ones that have the smallest tick size possible. This is what you learned today A point in Forex is the last decimal place of the price. A point in stocks, indices futures, or commodities is one whole number. A pip is used in Forex and is equivalent to ten points. A tick is the smallest move that the price can make. It may be bigger than the precision of the price, meaning that the price moves in steps bigger than that precision.
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They actually may have different meanings depending on if you are trading Forex, Stocks, [Indices](https://www.livingfromtrading.com/blog/what-is-indices-trading-and-how-to-make-money-trading-them/), or Commodities futures. Let’s dive into them. ## What is a point in Forex? A point is typically the highest precision on the Forex currency pair price. The last decimal place of the price. Let’s say that the EUR/USD price is 1.23456. If it moves to 1.23457, we say that it moved one point. You need to be aware of one thing, most of the Forex brokers have 3 decimal places on JPY pairs and 5 decimal places on the other currency pairs. Those brokers are the ones that match the current point definition. Some other Forex brokers though have fewer decimal places. We’ll get to them in a while. Before that… ## What is a point in Stocks, Indices, or Commodities Futures? Differently from Forex, a point in [stocks or indices](https://www.livingfromtrading.com/blog/trading-forex-vs-stocks-vs-indices/) is not related to the decimal places. In fact, a point is a whole number, which is also commonly called a full point. When a stock moves from \$20.00 to \$21.00, we say that it moved one point. When an index like Nasdaq or Dow Jones moves from \$12000.00 to \$12005.00, we say that it moved five points. Basically, a point is how much dollars or euros (or any other currency) a stock, commodity, or index has moved. Pretty simple, right? ## What is a pip? Pip stands for “percentage in point”. This term is mainly used in [Forex trading](https://www.livingfromtrading.com/blog/how-to-start-trading-forex/). It’s a way of measuring the Forex currency pair’s movements. ### How many points are in a pip? A pip is equivalent to 10 forex points. So, when you see someone saying that is targeting a 300 points move, it means that he’s trying to profit 30 pips. Simple right? Now, let’s be careful with one thing. Different forex brokers may have the price with different decimal places for the same pair. ### Forex currency pairs with 5 vs 4 decimal places Forex pairs prices, except JPY pairs, usually have five decimal places. For example, you would see the EUR/USD price as 1.23456. Some forex brokers though, although a minority, may have one less decimal place. In this case, you would see the EUR/USD price as 1.2345. This is where a lot of people mess up. When you have four decimal places, the price doesn’t have explicitly a point there. If it moves from 1.2345 to 1.2346, EUR/USD would have moved one pip and not one point. You can imagine if it had a zero in the end, like 1.23450. When it moves to 1.23460, it moved one pip which is the same as saying that it moved ten points. Simple right? Now let’s look at the JPY pairs. ### Forex currency pairs with 3 vs 2 decimal places JPY pairs are the exception from the other currency pairs. Typically their price is presented with three decimal places. As an example, you could see the GBP/JPY pair price as 123.456. This is the most common way. But the same brokers that cut the last decimal place on the other pairs, will also cut it here. In these brokers, you would see the price as 123.45. So, if the GBP/JPY price moves from 123.45 to 123.46, it moved one pip and not one point. Here you can add a zero to the end of the price to make it clearer. 123\.450 moving to 123.460 is a one-pip movement, which is equivalent to ten points. ## What is a tick? A tick is the smallest move that an asset can make. Typically, the vast majority of the markets have precision up to the last decimal place. But this is not true for all markets, and it may depend on your broker too. Let’s say that we are [trading Dax](https://www.livingfromtrading.com/blog/dax-trading-strategies/), and the price is €13000.00 If your broker only updates the price every €0.50 move, then the tick size is 0.50. It means that you’ll only get prices like 13000.00, 13000.50, 13001.00, and so on. Always increasing or decreasing according to the tick size. Here you can find a list of the [futures tick sizes and tick values](https://www.livingfromtrading.com/blog/futures-markets-specifications-tickers/). This can also happen in Forex currency pairs. Although you may have a currency pair with, let’s say, 5 decimal places, the price may only move 1 pip at a time, which would be the tick size. If we use our EUR/USD example, your broker would only show you prices that change the 4th decimal place. It would be like: 1.23456, 1.23466, 1.23476, 1.23486, and so on. Again, the increase or decrease factor is always proportional to the tick size. The [best brokers to trade](https://www.livingfromtrading.com/blog/brokers-for-day-trading/) are the ones that have the smallest tick size possible. ## This is what you learned today - A point in Forex is the last decimal place of the price. - A point in stocks, indices futures, or commodities is one whole number. - A pip is used in Forex and is equivalent to ten points. - A tick is the smallest move that the price can make. 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Readable Markdown	These three concepts (pip, point, and tick) although simple tend to confuse a lot of beginners and even seasoned traders. They actually may have different meanings depending on if you are trading Forex, Stocks, [Indices](https://www.livingfromtrading.com/blog/what-is-indices-trading-and-how-to-make-money-trading-them/), or Commodities futures. Let’s dive into them. ## What is a point in Forex? A point is typically the highest precision on the Forex currency pair price. The last decimal place of the price. Let’s say that the EUR/USD price is 1.23456. If it moves to 1.23457, we say that it moved one point. You need to be aware of one thing, most of the Forex brokers have 3 decimal places on JPY pairs and 5 decimal places on the other currency pairs. Those brokers are the ones that match the current point definition. Some other Forex brokers though have fewer decimal places. We’ll get to them in a while. Before that… ## What is a point in Stocks, Indices, or Commodities Futures? Differently from Forex, a point in [stocks or indices](https://www.livingfromtrading.com/blog/trading-forex-vs-stocks-vs-indices/) is not related to the decimal places. In fact, a point is a whole number, which is also commonly called a full point. When a stock moves from \$20.00 to \$21.00, we say that it moved one point. When an index like Nasdaq or Dow Jones moves from \$12000.00 to \$12005.00, we say that it moved five points. Basically, a point is how much dollars or euros (or any other currency) a stock, commodity, or index has moved. Pretty simple, right? ## What is a pip? Pip stands for “percentage in point”. This term is mainly used in [Forex trading](https://www.livingfromtrading.com/blog/how-to-start-trading-forex/). It’s a way of measuring the Forex currency pair’s movements. ### How many points are in a pip? A pip is equivalent to 10 forex points. So, when you see someone saying that is targeting a 300 points move, it means that he’s trying to profit 30 pips. Simple right? Now, let’s be careful with one thing. Different forex brokers may have the price with different decimal places for the same pair. ### Forex currency pairs with 5 vs 4 decimal places Forex pairs prices, except JPY pairs, usually have five decimal places. For example, you would see the EUR/USD price as 1.23456. Some forex brokers though, although a minority, may have one less decimal place. In this case, you would see the EUR/USD price as 1.2345. This is where a lot of people mess up. When you have four decimal places, the price doesn’t have explicitly a point there. If it moves from 1.2345 to 1.2346, EUR/USD would have moved one pip and not one point. You can imagine if it had a zero in the end, like 1.23450. When it moves to 1.23460, it moved one pip which is the same as saying that it moved ten points. Simple right? Now let’s look at the JPY pairs. ### Forex currency pairs with 3 vs 2 decimal places JPY pairs are the exception from the other currency pairs. Typically their price is presented with three decimal places. As an example, you could see the GBP/JPY pair price as 123.456. This is the most common way. But the same brokers that cut the last decimal place on the other pairs, will also cut it here. In these brokers, you would see the price as 123.45. So, if the GBP/JPY price moves from 123.45 to 123.46, it moved one pip and not one point. Here you can add a zero to the end of the price to make it clearer. 123\.450 moving to 123.460 is a one-pip movement, which is equivalent to ten points. ## What is a tick? A tick is the smallest move that an asset can make. Typically, the vast majority of the markets have precision up to the last decimal place. But this is not true for all markets, and it may depend on your broker too. Let’s say that we are [trading Dax](https://www.livingfromtrading.com/blog/dax-trading-strategies/), and the price is €13000.00 If your broker only updates the price every €0.50 move, then the tick size is 0.50. It means that you’ll only get prices like 13000.00, 13000.50, 13001.00, and so on. Always increasing or decreasing according to the tick size. Here you can find a list of the [futures tick sizes and tick values](https://www.livingfromtrading.com/blog/futures-markets-specifications-tickers/). This can also happen in Forex currency pairs. Although you may have a currency pair with, let’s say, 5 decimal places, the price may only move 1 pip at a time, which would be the tick size. If we use our EUR/USD example, your broker would only show you prices that change the 4th decimal place. It would be like: 1.23456, 1.23466, 1.23476, 1.23486, and so on. Again, the increase or decrease factor is always proportional to the tick size. The [best brokers to trade](https://www.livingfromtrading.com/blog/brokers-for-day-trading/) are the ones that have the smallest tick size possible. ## This is what you learned today - A point in Forex is the last decimal place of the price. - A point in stocks, indices futures, or commodities is one whole number. - A pip is used in Forex and is equivalent to ten points. - A tick is the smallest move that the price can make. It may be bigger than the precision of the price, meaning that the price moves in steps bigger than that precision.
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