Gate Spot to Add Market Order Slippage Settings

To further enhance trading safety and controllability and improve the trading experience of market orders, Gate will officially launch maximum slippage limits for single market orders and market order slippage settings for spot trading. This feature allows users to set a maximum acceptable slippage when placing market orders, helping reduce the risk of abnormal executions caused by sharp market volatility or insufficient market depth.

I. Launch Time

December 25, 2025, at 11:00 (UTC)

II. Feature Overview

Maximum slippage per market order refers to the maximum acceptable slippage when placing a market order. If the estimated slippage reaches the threshold, the order will fail to be placed or will be automatically canceled. Users can view the maximum supported market order slippage for each market on the Spot Trading Rules page. For more details, please refer to the About Spot Trading articles.
Market order slippage settings allow users to specify a maximum slippage percentage when placing a market order. The specified percentage must not exceed the maximum slippage supported by the corresponding spot market. The system will only execute trades within the defined slippage range, and any portion exceeding the limit will not be filled.
This feature is designed to help users:

• Avoid executions that deviate significantly from expectations during periods of high volatility
• Reduce abnormal executions when market liquidity is insufficient

III. Usage Rules

1. The slippage percentage is calculated based on the market reference price at the time the order is placed.
2. If executable prices exceed the user-defined slippage limit, the unfilled portion of the order will be canceled.
3. If no slippage percentage is set, market orders will be executed according to the default system rules.
4. Slippage settings apply only to the current market order and do not affect limit orders or existing orders.

IV. Example

Assume the best bid and ask prices are 100.0 and 100.1, and the slippage percentage is set to 0.1%.
Buy Orders
Maximum Acceptable Fill Price = 100.1 × (1 + 0.1%) = 100.2
Sell Orders
Minimum Acceptable Fill Price = 100.0 × (1 – 0.1%) = 99.9

V. Risk Warning

Market order slippage settings can effectively reduce execution risks under extreme market conditions. However, during periods of low liquidity or rapid price movements, orders may not be fully filled.
Users are advised to set slippage limits prudently based on their trading strategies and risk tolerance.

Gate Team
December 26, 2025

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