Is there a way to find out how much $ I paid for spread / commission? I am using MT4 but don’t see a functionality like that.
You might have to ask your broker. You should be able to get statments from them that lists all of this. I get mine quarterly but I have to get them my self
That is very sad since there is a possibility of manipulating those statements. Though thanks for the information.
If you don’t trust your broker to give you accurate statements then you should probably be looking for a new broker.
Don’t know about spread - you could just download your account statement and put in the average spread for the pair in Excel. Should be simple enough. Commission is going to be the difference between your starting balance + net profit compared with your actual account balance less any interest you’ve earned each day. I’m at about -$30 charged for the YTD on Oanda. I seriously doubt that any of the main brokers would manipulate those statements - the risk vs reward isn’t there for them long term.
Personally I don’t worry about any of that stuff though - so long as I see my account balance growing by a few % per week Oanda can keep their nibbles.