What are flat dollars?

Flat dollars are fixed dollar amounts or a flat rate, usually in the context of service fees or commissions. Flat dollars offer traders a known trading fee, effectively creating a price floor when trading larger volumes. Flat dollar fees on stock transactions have become the industry standard in many areas of finance. How Flat Dollars Work

What is flat money rate?

Flat Money rate. (Expression) A banknote printed by a government as legal tender which is not redeemable and which lacks economic value.

How do flat dollar fees work?

Flat dollar fees solve both issues. They offer traders protection at the low end, effectively creating a price floor. At the high end, flat dollar fees increase the value of larger transactions for traders as the flat fee represents a decreasing percentage of the transaction cost.

What does flat mean in forex?

Flat, in the securities market, is a price that is neither rising nor declining. Under fixed income terminology, a bond that is trading without accrued interest is said to be flat. In forex, flat refers to the condition of being neither long nor short in a particular currency, and is also referred to as "bbeing square."