Briefing
The spread is part of the data release
ForexDate only. No clock time was recorded.WiT Markets Editorial1 min read
Major economic releases are the moments when a currency quote is most likely to jump and a retail spread is most likely to widen. Treating the widened spread as a personal insult misses the market structure.
Key facts
- Dealers widen or pull prices when they cannot hedge around a major release.
- A retail spread sits downstream of that wholesale move.
- This desk does not rank which firm widens least. That measurement is not in the dataset.
Dealers pull or widen prices when they cannot hedge. A retail CFD price is downstream of that. A platform that promises a fixed spread through a payrolls release is taking a risk it will describe somewhere in the terms, or it is not telling the truth. WiT Markets does not rank which firm widens least, because that measurement is not in our dataset.
If you do not need to trade the minute of the release, you do not need to pay the minute of the release. Conversion of currency for an investment can usually wait for a calmer hour.
The economic calendar will list releases when a sourced feed exists. It is empty until then, on purpose. Waiting an hour is a legitimate way to avoid paying a stressed spread.
Why it matters for investors and traders
The widened spread is part of the market structure around a release. It is not, by itself, evidence of a broker-specific scandal. Waiting until the hour is calmer is a legitimate way to avoid paying a stressed spread.
Markets discussed: Forex. These are the subjects of the briefing, not a list of markets that moved.
Uncertainties
- A promise of a fixed spread through a release is a claim that lives in the firm’s terms, which this page does not reproduce.
What to watch next
- The economic calendar stays empty until a sourced feed exists.
- If you do not need the minute of the release, you do not need to pay for that minute.
Markets, research and tools
Markets: Forex
Further reading: Forex guide
Tools: Economic calendar
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Regulatory and official sources
- Financial Conduct Authority — checked 13 October 2026
Other sources
- BIS Triennial Central Bank Survey — checked 13 October 2026
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