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Slippage tolerance
Slippage tolerance is a setting on a decentralized exchange swap that says how far the final price may move against you, as a percentage, before the trade is cancelled. If the price moves more than that before the transaction is processed, the swap fails instead of executing.
What it means for you. Set high, slippage tolerance lets bots sandwich your swap and fill you at the worst price you allowed. Set too low, swaps fail in busy or thin markets, and on many chains a failed transaction still costs a network fee. The tolerance is the most you agree to lose to price movement, not an estimate of what you will lose.
Source: Zhou, Qin, Ferreira Torres, Le and Gervais: High-Frequency Trading on Decentralized On-Chain Exchanges (arXiv) · checked 4 October 2026
Slippage
Slippage is the difference between the price you were quoted for a trade and the price you actually get, caused by the market moving while your transaction waits to be confirmed. On a DEX you set a slippage tolerance: the most you will accept.
What it means for you. If the price moves past your tolerance, the swap fails, and on many chains you still pay the network fee. A high tolerance lets the swap go through at a much worse price, and bots can exploit a loose setting. Check the minimum amount you will receive before you confirm.
Source: Uniswap docs: Swaps · checked 4 October 2026