What Is Scalping?
A trading style built on many small, fast trades that capture tiny price moves, often held for seconds to minutes. Scalping is extremely fee sensitive, which is why scalpers gravitate to exchanges with the lowest taker fees.
Related Terms
- Taker A trader whose order removes liquidity by filling against existing orders, typically via market orders.
- Spread The gap between the best bid and the best ask.
- Day Trading Opening and closing positions within the same day, avoiding overnight exposure.
Where You Will Meet This Term
You will run into scalping constantly on any futures exchange, from the order panel to the position dashboard. If you are still building your foundation, our guides on leverage, liquidation and risk management connect the vocabulary into an actual trading process, and the full glossary covers every other term you will encounter.