Query with this mornings trade

Beginner Questions
#1

Hi Guys,

If you look at the attachment you will that my EA this morning closed two trades at exactly the same time i.e 10:30:02 however the closing prices were miles apart i.e. 1.44806 and 1.44886. I queried this with the broker Activtrades and this was their response :-

‘the difference of the execution price of your two close orders at 10:30 this morning is due to a volatile price movement after the release of the British inflation rate. This is nothing unusual in the FX market following important news. Furthermore, your orders are executed in a sequential order by our server on a first in, first serve basis. There is no guarantee that the market price for all orders remains the same for different orders.’

Any comments welcome.

Regards
Britguy0

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#2

The brokers answer says it all. Price was very volatile and even milliseconds make a difference. Remember, there has to be a willing counterparty to the trade and the broker can only try to achieve the best possible price

#3

Thank you eddieb for your reply. Never does any harm to check these things .

Regards
Britguy0