are handles and pips the same thing 
a handle and a pip are different things in forex trading the handle is the part of the price quote that is the same in both the bid and the ask a pip is the minimum price movement in forex markets usually the fourth decimal place 0 0001 pip is short for percentage in points and the bid ask spread of a forex quote is generally measured in pips the bottom linea handle is a term used by traders often in the futures or equities markets it refers to the part of a price quote to the left of the decimal point for example the 28 in a price of 28 65 the decimal portion of the price is called the stem traders use the handle to simplify how they talk about the price level and may refer to how many handles the price has changed for example a price change of 28 65 to 38 24 would be a gain of 10 handles in forex markets handle means something different it refers to both the part of the price that appears on both sides of a two way quote this could be both the whole number and all or part of the fractional number 