Spread

The gap between buy and sell price - where a hidden sell tax hides.

What it means

The spread is the difference between the price to buy a token and the price to sell it at the same moment. In healthy markets it is small. On a DEX, the effective spread comes from pool fees, price impact, and any tax the token contract charges on a trade.

Why it matters for scams

A huge gap between what you pay to buy and what you get to sell is a red flag for a tax-trap or honeypot. Some tokens charge 0% to buy and 30%, 90%, or 100% to sell, written directly into the contract. The buy looks cheap and clean; the sell quietly eats your funds.

How RektRadar helps

RektRadar simulates a buy and a sell on every token it analyzes, so it reads the real round-trip cost. An asymmetric buy/sell tax or an impossible sell shows up as a honeypot or high-tax flag.

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