--- title: "Slippage and Spread Rules - Get Funded Now" description: "Slippage, spread widening and weekend gaps are trading conditions, not exemptions. A breach caused by a fill you did not want still stands." url: "https://getfundednow.com/rules/slippage-and-spreads" language: "en" last_modified: "2026-09-22" publisher: "Get Funded Now (getfundednow.com)" translations: es: "https://getfundednow.com/es/rules/slippage-and-spreads" pt-BR: "https://getfundednow.com/pt-br/rules/slippage-and-spreads" fr: "https://getfundednow.com/fr/rules/slippage-and-spreads" it: "https://getfundednow.com/it/rules/slippage-and-spreads" de: "https://getfundednow.com/de/rules/slippage-and-spreads" disclosure: "All trading at Get Funded Now is simulated. 'Funded' means a simulated or virtual account; GFN is not a broker and does not hold client funds." --- Execution # Slippage and spreads, and what they do not excuse. Slippage, widening spreads and market gaps are conditions you are trading in, not exemptions from the rules. A breach caused by a fill worse than you expected still stands. A genuine platform fault is a separate matter, reviewed on evidence, and is not the same thing as an unfavourable fill. [Compare the three programmes →](https://getfundednow.com/challenges) · [Read the full handbook](https://getfundednow.com/rules) The rule ## Does slippage excuse a breach? Percentages are what the industry publishes. These are the same rules in dollars, worked on a $100,000 simulated account, so there is nothing left to convert. - **Slippage**: Not an exemption A breach caused by a poor fill stands. - **Spread widening**: Not an exemption Common around releases and at session opens. - **Weekend gaps**: Not an exemption A stop is an instruction, not a promise of price. - **Zero slippage**: Not offered No firm can honestly guarantee it, so we do not claim it. - **A genuine platform fault**: Reviewable Raise it with timestamps, screenshots and order numbers. Keep trading only if the environment is behaving. Plan applicability ## Which programmes this rule applies to Our three programmes do not share one rulebook. This table is the part of the page to read before you buy. - **Instant Applies**: Same treatment With a 3% daily limit there is less room to absorb a poor fill, which is worth sizing for. - **1 Step Applies**: Same treatment Evaluation and funded account alike. - **2 Step Applies**: Same treatment Both phases and the funded account. Why it exists ## The reasoning, stated plainly Every account on every programme trades in the same conditions, and a rule that made exceptions for bad fills would be a rule that exempts whoever complains. The line is between the market being unkind, which is trading, and the environment being broken, which is ours to investigate. Worked example ## The same rule, as a number A $100,000 simulated account, because that is the size most people are deciding about. ### A gap through a stop A $100,000 2 Step account with a fixed floor at $92,000. - **Stop placed at**: $94,000 $2,000 above the floor. - **Market gaps to**: $90,500 The stop fills below the floor. - **Equity at fill**: $90,500 - **Result**: Breach The floor was crossed, and the fill is not reversed. Position size is the only control over a gap. Leaving a buffer above the floor rather than placing a stop exactly on it is the practical version of that. Commonly misread ## What traders get wrong here Every item below has cost somebody an account. They are published for that reason rather than for completeness. “My stop was above the floor, so I cannot breach” A stop does not guarantee a price. A gap fills past it and the breach is measured on equity at the fill. “A widening spread during news is a platform fault” It is a market condition. A fault is something that stops the environment working, and it is reviewed on evidence. The full cluster ## Every question about this rule The answers our support team works from, each on its own page. - [Does slippage excuse a breach?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/does-slippage-excuse-a-breach) - No. Traders are responsible for managing their position sizing with enough room for changing market conditions. - [What happens if spreads widen during news?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/spreads-widening-during-news) - Spread widening, slippage and rapid price movements form part of market conditions. - [The market gapped through my stop loss. Which price is used?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/market-gapped-through-my-stop-loss) - The execution conditions available in the trading environment. A stop loss does not guarantee execution at the exact requested price in fast or gapping markets. - [My trade went negative because of spread immediately after opening. Does that count?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/trade-negative-from-spread) - Yes. Trading costs and floating P&L form part of the account's trading performance. - [Can GFN guarantee zero slippage?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/can-gfn-guarantee-zero-slippage) - No. Simulated trading environments can still model real trading conditions including changing spreads and execution differences. [Search all questions →](https://getfundednow.com/faq) Related rules ## The rules that sit next to this one - [What happens when I breach?](https://getfundednow.com/rules/breach-and-what-happens) - A hard breach closes the account and cannot be reversed by a later recovery. A soft breach is corrected rather than fatal. Which is which, by programme. - [Can I trade the news?](https://getfundednow.com/rules/news-trading) - News trading is permitted during an evaluation. On a funded account, profits from trades in a three-minute window around high-impact news may be removed. - [Can I hold trades overnight and over the weekend?](https://getfundednow.com/rules/overnight-and-weekend) - Overnight and weekend holding is permitted on all three programmes where the account and the underlying market allow it. Gap risk stays with the trader. - [Instant: the full rule sheet](https://getfundednow.com/challenges/instant) - Every objective on the Instant programme, in dollars, at all six account sizes. - [1 Step: the full rule sheet](https://getfundednow.com/challenges/1-step) - Every objective on the 1 Step programme, in dollars, at all six account sizes. - [2 Step: the full rule sheet](https://getfundednow.com/challenges/2-step) - Every objective on the 2 Step programme, in dollars, at all six account sizes. Ready when you are ## Your capital stays yours. The risk is ours. One evaluation fee, no time limits and up to 90% of simulated profits. Pick an account size and your credentials arrive by email within minutes. [Start your challenge →](https://getfundednow.com/challenges) · [Read the rules](https://getfundednow.com/faq) No subscriptions or hidden fees Payouts every 14 days $400,000 max total allocation --- Source: https://getfundednow.com/rules/slippage-and-spreads Facts about Get Funded Now in one file: https://getfundednow.com/llms.txt