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what is the account balance ? | the amount of money in an account at the start of a business day including all deposits withdrawals and or other cash and cash equivalents credits minus debits if a trader has decided to close an open position the account balance will be changed in accordance to his her profit or loss amount | |
what is the accrued interest ? | the interest accumulated on a security from premiums and discounts that relate directly to deposit swap interest arbitrage deals over the period of each deal | |
what is the across the board ? | a market wide movement or trend that affects nearly all stocks and sectors the term originates from the big board used historically in the nyse for marking price movements | |
what is the active market ? | a market in which a lot of buying and selling is going on | |
what is the advancing market ? | a market in which prices are generally rising also referred to as a bull market | |
what is the aftermarket ? | trading of a company s stock after the market has closed | |
what is the aftermarket report ? | an aftermarket report is the initial report released by a company after it has begun trading on the public stock exchange typically before a company begins trading on the stock exchange an investment bank evaluates the company s worth and determines how to break down that value in shares that will be sold to the public... | |
what is the all time high ath ? | the all time high is the highest price any given asset has ever reached on the open market | |
how does one use an all time high | an asset reaching a new ath can provide both opportunities and pitfalls for traders if the asset is reaching a new ath on a regular basis traders can recognize the upward trend and invest accordingly however a strong technical and fundamental analysis is also necessary in order to determine when the asset price will hi... | |
what is the annual percentage yield apy ? | the annual rate of return on an investment for example a 10 000 investment at 5 per year earns 500 a year and has an apr of 5 also referred to as the annual percentage rate or simply apr | |
what is the arbitrage ? | effecting sales and purchases simultaneously in the same or related securities in order to take advantage of price differentials between markets | |
what is the asian trading session ? | during the summer starts at 00 00 gmt and lasts to 9 00 gmt and during the winter starts at 23 00 gmt and lasts to 08 00 gmt also known as the tokyo trading session | |
what is the ask ? | in the over the counter market the term ask refers to the lowest price at which a broker is willing to sell a security e g currency stock index or commodity at any given time the ask price also known as the offer price will almost always be higher than the bid price the highest price a broker is willing to pay to buy a... | |
what is the aud ? | the official code for the australian dollar | |
what is the aussie ? | a nickname for the australian dollar | |
what is the bar chart ? | a type of chart widely used by traders and financial professionals which is represented by horizontal rectangular bars with lengths proportional to the magnitudes of what they represent the top of the bar is the highest point the price reached during a defined period and the bottom of the bar is the lowest a dash on th... | |
what is the barnie ? | a nickname for the us dollar russian rubble usd rub pair | |
what is the base and quote currencies ? | in currency pairs the first currency is the base currency numerator and the second currency is the quote currency denominator the value of the base currency is always one therefore the quoted currency expresses the amount of the second currency compared to one base currency in the british pound sterling united states d... | |
what is the bear market ? | a market condition in which the prices of securities are falling 20 or more it is generally accompanied with widespread pessimism that in turn sustains the flow of negative sentiments its opposite is a bullish market in which the sentiment towards prices is positive | |
what is the bear bearish ? | a trader who believes that the price of a particular security will fall the opposite of bull bullish | |
what is the benchmark ? | a standard or average used for comparison or to indicate an overall trend of a certain stock bond commodity or other security | |
what is the best bid | the bid also known as the sell is the highest price that a bank or a brokerage is willing to buy an asset from a trader that is to say it is the most a trader can receive when he sells an asset or security along with the ask also known as the buy the bid is one half of a price quotation which is the indicative cost upo... | |
how do forex traders use best bid | seeing the best bid and its counterpart the best ask enables traders to choose with which brokerage or bank they wish to trade forex and cfds so that they may see the highest potential earnings while minimizing their risks and losses as much as possible | |
what is the betty ? | a nickname for the euro russian rubble eur rub pair | |
what is the bid ? | in the over the counter market the term bid refers to the highest price at which a market maker or broker is willing to pay in order to buy a security e g currency stock index or commodity at any given time the bid price will almost always be lower than the ask price the lowest price a market maker or broker is willing... | |
what is the bid ask spread ? | the amount by which the ask price exceeds the bid price this is essentially the difference in price between the highest price that a broker is willing to pay for a security and the lowest price for which it is willing to sell the security the bid ask spread is also referred to as a bid offer spread a buy sell spread or... | |
what is bitcoin | bitcoin is the world s largest cryptocurrency and digital payment system it operates using blockchain technology which is a public ledger recording all transactions while bitcoin is completely unregulated which might make some investors think twice it has also proven to be extremely secure as no hackers have succeeded ... | |
how does one use bitcoin | using a hashing algorithm miners can discover bitcoins although there is a limited number 21 million bitcoins that will ever be mineable of the bitcoins already on the market and in circulation they can be traded like any other asset and many forex brokers including fortrade com depending on regulation do enable trader... | |
what is the bme ? | an abbreviation for bolsas y mercados espa oles the spanish company that runs the four major stock exchanges in spain | |
what is the boc ? | the central bank of canada | |
what is the boe ? | the central bank of the united kingdom | |
what is the boj ? | the central bank of japan also known as nippon ginko | |
what is the bond ? | a legal contract in which a borrower bond issuer such as a government credit institution or company issues a certificate by which it promises to pay a lender bondholder a specific rate of interest for a fixed duration and then redeem the contract at its principal value once it reaches maturity click here to learn about... | |
what is the bonus credit ? | the amount of money given to a trader by a broker for online trading purposes redeeming and withdrawing bonus credit typically requires the trader to meet certain trading volumes | |
what is brent crude oil | brent crude oil is crude oil that is drilled in one of the four oil fields in the north sea between england germany and scandinavia it is one of the two major benchmark oils in the world the other being wti west texas intermediate crude crude oil is defined as natural unrefined petroleum that can be refined into thousa... | |
how do cfd and commodities traders use brent crude oil | while some traders purchase spot contracts on brent crude in which ownership of the oil changes hands at the moment of trade and the price reflects the cost of crude at that moment it is far more common for traders to purchase futures contracts with futures contracts the price agreed upon reflects what both the buyer a... | |
what is the broker ? | an individual agent or party who arranges transactions between buyers and sellers for a predetermined fees or commission rates | |
what is the btc btc usd ? | the currency code for bitcoin | |
what is the buck ? | a slang term for one million dollars | |
what is the bull market ? | a market condition in which the prices of securities are rising the general public s views on the market are positive its opposite is a bearish market in which the sentiment towards prices is negative | |
what is the bull bullish ? | a trader who believes that the price of a particular security will rise the opposite of bear bearish | |
what is the buy ? | taking a long position on a tradable security such as a currency pair stock index or commodity opposite of sell or short position | |
what is a buy limit order | when a trader sees a financial instrument that he wishes to purchase but only at a price lower than where it currently stands he may place a buy limit order which would instruct his broker to automatically open the position if and when the price reaches what the trader is willing to pay for it in essence it is the trad... | |
how do traders use a buy limit order | imagine a trader sees that the stocks of a company that he has been following are trading at 35 per share and he believes that when the price hits 29 it will rise again he might place a buy limit order for 100 shares of that stock at 30 if and when the price reaches 30 his broker will automatically open the position an... | |
what is the cable ? | a slang word for the british pound sterling united states dollar currency pair gbp usd it is also used simply to refer to the gbp | |
what is the cad ? | the official code for the canadian dollar also known as the loonie or the funds | |
what is a candlestick chart | one of the more effective charts for tracking what the price of a financial instrument has been doing and to indicate what it is likely to do in the foreseeable future is the candlestick chart each candlestick is a rectangular block that represents a particular time period of trading for the asset day traders generally... | |
how do forex and cfd traders use a candlestick chart | traders and analysts use the candlestick chart to recognize movements and trends trading in a stock price and together with other technical tools attempt to discern how the price will move in the coming sessions and to predict if and when it will reverse its direction accurate predictions help traders to decide when th... | |
what is the cap weighted index ? | a stock index in which each stock is weighted according to its market capitalization as a result companies with a larger market cap have more influence on price movements than companies with a lower market cap nasdaq 100 the uk s ftse 100 france s cac 40 and spain s ibex 35 are examples of cap weighted indices | |
what is the cash and carry trade ? | an arbitrage trading strategy in which a trader holds a long position in a security or commodity together with a short position in a future contract on the same security or commodity in this case the security is held up until the future s delivery date thus covering the short position through the previously placed inve... | |
what is the cboe ? | an abbreviation for chicago board options exchange the largest market in the world for the trading of exchange traded securities and options | |
what is the central bank cb ? | a government or quasi governmental institution that manages and controls a country s or group of countries monetary policy its responsibilities normally include issuing notes and coins managing the country s credit system and supervising over its commercial banking system prominent central banks include the federal res... | |
what is the centralised market ? | a national or local exchange in which securities and financial instruments are traded at fixed prices without the influence of any competing market the quoted prices of the securities listed on the market represent the only price that is available for traders looking to buy or sell a certain security major centralised ... | |
what is the cfd ? | a contract for difference i e an open ended contract with no fixed settlement date that can be closed out by the holder on demand for which the amount of the cash settlement represents the difference between the underlying asset s price agreed at the outset of the contract and its market price at the date of the settle... | |
what is a cfd rollover | when traders hold cfd positions whether long buy or short sell the brokerage has in place predetermined dates that the contracts are closed traders may on these dates close out their positions buying or selling as the case may be and either pocket their earnings or incur their losses depending on the price movement of ... | |
how does cfd rollover affect forex traders | traders should look at the brokerage s rollover dates before opening a position on a cfd rollover dates are generally every three months on sunday mornings any positions not closed by the end of the trading day on the previous friday are automatically rolled over on sunday morning traders who see that their positions a... | |
what are champagne stocks | champagne stocks are stocks whose value have risen very high very quickly very often unexpectedly so champagne stocks can come from any sector of any industry a prime recent example would be the stock of american airlines group which dramatically increased between september 2013 and the end of 2014 by more than a stagg... | |
how does one use champagne stocks | champagne stocks can be extremely profitable for traders who get in on them early enough the danger is that just as the value of a champagne stock can rise so dramatically the proverbial bubble could also burst and the stock could just as quickly depreciate knowing exactly the optimal time to buy and to sell requires a... | |
what is the chf ? | the official currency code for the swiss franc | |
what is the chunnel ? | a nickname for euro to british pound eur gbp currency pair | |
what is the client account ? | a setup to conduct currency and cfd related transactions on a recognized market which the customer presently has or may have at any time in the future the setup typically includes confirmation of transactions listing of holdings open and or pending positions cash and cash equivalents | |
what is the close a position ? | the process of closing an active trade by either selling a long position also referred to as simply buy or covering a short position also referred to as simply sell | |
what is the closed trades ? | a list of recently closed trades | |
what is the closing price | the closing price also known as the closing quote is the price of an asset in the trading market at the end of the trading day it is important to note that the closing price of one day is not necessarily the same as the opening price of the same asset on the following day fluctuations in the asset value can and often d... | |
how does one use the closing price | the closing price is the primary indicator for a trader on what the currency pair has done on the day that you are weighing a long or a short position by examining the closing price along with the day high and the day low traders can gauge the volatility of the currency and develop a strategy to either buy sell or avoi... | |
what is the cme ? | an abbreviation for chicago mercantile exchange one of the largest and most influential options and futures exchanges in the world | |
what is the cny ? | the official currency code for the chinese yuan when traded in hong kong sign often interchangeable with rbn renminbi the people s republic of china official form of currency | |
what is a commodity | commodities are agricultural products or raw materials that can be bought sold or traded commodities are broken down into four basic groups energy such as gasoline crude oil and natural gas agriculture such as wheat coffee sugar and corn livestock such as pork bellies and cattle metals such as gold silver and copper co... | |
how does one use commodities | traders can trade on the price of a commodity most commonly as a futures contract this is a contract in which a trader purchases shares of the commodity at a future time but in which a certain price is guaranteed in the event that external factors such as weather related disasters or geopolitical events affect the pric... | |
what is compounding | compounding is when an investment increases exponentially in value over time the growth is exponential because both the principal investment and the interest continue to earn interest for example if a person invests 20 000 in a company and earns 25 interest on that investment in the first year at the end of the year hi... | |
how does one use compounding | compounding is a primary tool in money management the longer you leave an investment in without cashing it out the more money you are able to earn from your initial investment the biggest advantage of exponential earning rather than linear earning is that if the earning was linear the net increase would remain the same... | |
what are cross currency pairs | foreign currencies are always traded in pairs the value of one currency compared to a counterpart cross currency pairs also known as minor currency pairs are pairs that do not include the u s dollar but do include at least one of the world s other three major currencies that is to say that the japanese yen british poun... | |
how does one use cross currency pairs | depending on how volatile and liquid a market a trader wishes to invest he might find that the cross currency pairs are a safer investment than a major pair as is the case with all other currency pairs the rates can be influenced by several factors including economic announcements geopolitical events and even global we... | |
what is crude oil | crude oil is one of the most important commodities traded on the open market it is unrefined petroleum that is used to make diesel gasoline and other fossil fuels because crude oil is a nonrenewable source in recent years much progress has made in finding alternative energy sources including solar and wind which will n... | |
how does one use crude oil | while some traders purchase spot contracts on crude oil in which ownership of the oil changes hands at the moment and the price reflects the cost of crude at that moment it is far more common for traders to purchase futures contracts on oil with futures contracts the price agreed upon reflects what both the buyer and s... | |
what is the difference between brent crude and wti crude | brent crude and wti west texas intermediate crude are the two primary benchmarks for global oil prices when a price of oil per barrel is quoted it is generally referring to one of these two oils and the prices of brent and wti tend to be fairly close to one another the primary differences between the two are location b... | |
how do cfd and commodities traders use crude oil | most trading on crude oil is in futures contracts where both the buyer and seller agree on the price that they believe will be the price of oil at a predetermined date those who trade on oil cfds are essentially predicting how the price of oil will move before the position closes brent contracts are traded on major exc... | |
what are cryptocurrencies | cryptocurrencies also known as digital currencies are virtual currencies that many analysts and experts believe will eventually replace paper money the cryptographic technology hence the name cryptocurrencies makes the currencies extremely hard to counterfeit which makes the currencies very enticing because the digital... | |
how does one use cryptocurrencies | different cryptocurrencies can be obtained in different ways for example bitcoins the most widespread digital currency can be mined by users although there is a limited number of new coins available for mining at any given time once they have been mined they can be traded on forex exchanges for fiat currencies or used ... | |
what is the currency pair ? | the exchange of one currency unit against another currency unit the currency that is quoted denominator is referred to as the base currency and the currency used as reference is called the counter currency or quote currency numerator the result of a currency pair is its exchange rate click here to see a complete list o... | |
what is the daily change | the daily change represents the fluctuation of any given security over the course of a trading session it is measured very simply by comparing the price of the security at the end of a trading session to its closing price at the end of the previous session | |
how does one use the daily change | the importance of the daily change is quite straightforward it enables traders to track how much money they have earned or lost during a day s trading it is used together with the daily changes of previous and subsequent days to determine long range trends of the security thus providing traders with an excellent techni... | |
what is the day high ? | the highest price at which a security or financial instrument has traded during the day | |
what is the day low ? | the lowest price at which a security or financial instrument has traded during the day | |
what are derivate markets | derivatives are contracts whose values are based on underlying assets and are determined by the rise and fall of that underlying asset prime examples of this include futures contracts and contracts for difference cfds derivative markets are markets on which these derivatives can be traded most derivatives are traded ov... | |
how do derivate markets affect forex traders | the most commonly traded derivatives are futures contracts in which the buyer and seller mutually agree on a price that reflects what they believe will be representative of the asset at a predetermined future date other derivatives include cfds forward contracts options and interest rate swaps | |
what is the derivative ? | a financial instrument or security whose value is derived from and is dependent on the value of another underlying asset or financial instrument such as an exchange rate commodity stock index bond or mortgage contract the main use of derivatives is to lower risk for one party while offering a potentially high return at... | |
what is the derivative markets ? | markets for buying and selling derivative instruments there are two major types of derivative markets regulated futures and option markets and over the counter markets | |
what is the desktop trading platform ? | a downloadable software through which traders can access financial markets open edit and close online trading positions and receive live streaming of quotes graphs and other technical indicators via a pc or mac desktop or laptop computer | |
what is the deutsche b rse group | the deutsche b rse group owns and operates all seven stock exchanges in germany the largest of which is the frankfurt stock exchange since 1997 the frankfurt stock exchange has used a completely electronic trading platform called xetra which was developed by the deutsche b rse group and has since been adopted by severa... | |
how do forex traders use deutsche b rse group | as with any stock exchange the most obvious use of the deutsche b rse group is for forex and cfd traders to see the market prices for all financial instruments on the group s stock exchanges while banks and brokers each provide their own bid and ask prices for assets exchanges allow traders to see the general range of ... | |
what is the deutsche bundesbank ? | the central bank of the federal republic of germany equivalent to the federal reserve bank and the most important member of the european system of central banks escb | |
what is the dividends ? | a dividend is a way of a company to distribute a percentage of its net earnings to its shareholders the dividend amount is decided by the company s board of directors and can be issued as a cash payment shares or other assets most commonly the dividend is determined in terms of money per share which means that each sha... | |
what is the devaluation ? | an official change in the price of a security or financial instrument especially in regards to a currency where it means a decrease in the value of its exchange rate the opposite of revaluation | |
what is the dis ? | the ticker symbol for walt disney co click here for more details | |
what is the dkk ? | the official currency code for danish krone | |
what is the downtrend ? | a situation in which each successive peak or trough on a security s price chart is lower than the ones preceding it the opposite situation is an uptrend | |
what is the downward trend ? | a downward trend opportunity refers to events in which our research department believes the technical analysis of an underlying product indicates that it may decrease in price it is your decision to trade if you feel you agree we always recommend you to consider other external sources and only open a trade if it is app... | |
what is the economic calendar | an economic calendar is a detailed list of economic events including financial policy statements as well as regular weekly monthly and quarterly economic reports and economic indicators that are expected to have an effect on trading markets the events appear on the calendar in chronological order and are all rated on a... | |
how does one use the economic calendar | by watching the economic calendar and having an idea what to expect from various economic reports and policy statements traders have a very powerful tool for fundamental analysis of course as with every aspect of forex trading nothing is foolproof analyst predictions may be wrong or the reaction of the markets to the e... |
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