How to calculate fill rate
Worked example
- 85 of 100 orders filled → 85%.
- 190 of 200 → 95%; 120 of 200 → 60%.
How to interpret fill rate
A low fill rate isn't automatically bad — it may be the price of not chasing. The danger is selection bias: if the orders you miss are the trades that would have moved furthest in your favour, a backtest that assumes every order fills overstates performance.