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A spread markup is the additional spread a broker adds on top of the raw interbank spread received from liquidity providers. It is the primary revenue source for commission-free account types. For example, if the raw spread from liquidity providers is 0.3 pips and the broker adds a 1.0-pip markup, the client sees a spread of 1.3 pips (illustrative figures). Brokers differ in whether they state that their spreads include a markup.
On a commission-free account such as Standard or Pro at GCC Brokers, the broker's revenue is built into the spread. On a Zero account you see a raw spread and pay a separate commission per lot. Typical spreads for each account are published as last month's averages in the instrument tables.
