---
id: "P:cAlgo.API.OptimizationSettings.SpreadPips"
kind: "property"
type: "T:cAlgo.API.OptimizationSettings"
url: "https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/Plugin/Optimization/OptimizationSettings/SpreadPips/"
---

> Documentation index for agents: https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/llms.txt · machine index: https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/api.json

# OptimizationSettings.SpreadPips

Member of [OptimizationSettings](https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/Plugin/Optimization/OptimizationSettings/index.md).

## SpreadPips

Gets the spread in pips.

Environments: Desktop supported · CLI not supported · Cloud not supported.

- CLI: Available to plugins only, and plugins cannot run in the CLI.
- Cloud: Available to plugins only, and plugins cannot run in the cloud.

C#:

```csharp
public double SpreadPips {get; set;}
```

Python:

```python
optimizationSettings.SpreadPips: float
```

### Returns

`double` — 

Available since cAlgo.API 5.9.

### Examples

C#:

```csharp
var criteria = new[] { new OptimizationCriterion(OptimizationCriterionType.NetProfit, OptimizationCriterionDirection.Maximize) };
var settings = new OptimizationSettings(new DateTime(2025, 1, 1), new DateTime(2025, 3, 1), 10000, criteria) { SpreadPips = 1.5 };
Print("Optimization spread: {0} pips", settings.SpreadPips);
```

Python:

```python
from System import DateTime
criteria = [OptimizationCriterion(OptimizationCriterionType.NetProfit, OptimizationCriterionDirection.Maximize)]
settings = OptimizationSettings(DateTime(2025, 1, 1), DateTime(2025, 3, 1), 10000, criteria)
settings.SpreadPips = 1.5
api.Print(f"Optimization spread: {settings.SpreadPips} pips")
```