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Tick Size Definition

Tick size is the smallest allowable price increment for a given financial instrument.

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What is Tick Size?

Tick sizes are set by exchanges or brokers and can vary significantly between different instruments.

Understanding tick size is important for calculating the monetary value of price movements.

Example of Tick Size

A futures contract with a tick size of 0.25 can only move in increments of that amount.

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