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what is the economic indicator ? | a government issued statistic such as a country s gross domestic product gdp consumer price index cpi industrial production or unemployment rate which allows analysis of the economy s performance as a whole | |
what is the equally weighted index ? | an index calculated by averaging the percentage change of each of the listed stocks included in the group regardless of their market cap or economic size i e sales and earnings in this sense it is different from a cap weighted index in which stocks are weighted on a daily basis according to their total market value mos... | |
what is the equity ? | the amount of money in an account that is available for trading equivalent to the trader s open p l account balance | |
what is an equity market | equities are the value of assets that traders have at their disposal an equity market also known a stock market is the place where investors meet to buy and sell stocks equity markets can be privately held stocks dealt via dealers on over the counter otc markets or can be publicly traded stocks on regulated exchanges s... | |
how do equity markets affect forex traders | besides the obvious fact that it is on equity markets that traders can keep track of how various stocks are performing the markets are also an excellent trading asset in and of themselves cfd trading on stock markets is especially popular as traders determine how they believe an equity market will behave within a deter... | |
what is the eur ? | the official currency code for the official currency of the eurozone | |
what is the european central bank ecb ? | the central bank for europe s single currency the euro its main task is to maintain the euro s purchasing power and ensure the stability of the eurozone | |
what is the european trading session ? | starts at 7 00 gmt and lasts to 16 00 17 00 gmt also known as the london trading session for forex | |
what is the execution ? | the carrying out of an order to purchase or sell a security or financial instrument | |
what are exotic currency pairs | most forex trading involves the major currencies usd vs one of the six other major currencies eur gbp jpy chf cad aud nzd or the minor currencies which do not involve the usd but do include either the eur gbp or jpy when the usd or one of the other major currencies is traded against a currency with a far lower trading ... | |
how does one use exotic currency pairs | traders who wish to minimize their risks as well as their potential earnings might choose to trade exotics because they are more illiquid than the majors and minors exotic pairs are affected by many of the same factors that influence currency pairs with greater liquidity such as economic announcements geopolitical even... | |
what is the expiration time ? | the time at which an option or future contract lapses | |
what is the expiry date ? | the date at which a security or financial instrument expires or becomes due for settlement also called maturity date | |
what is the exponential moving average ema ? | a type of moving average that gives more weight to recent price changes meaning it reacts much quicker than a simple moving average | |
what is the federal reserve bank ? | the central banking system for the united states considered the largest monetary authority in the world | |
what is fiat money | fiat money is the term given to most currencies that are established as legal tender by governments without being rooted in a physical commodity such as gold or silver | |
how does one use fiat money | the very basis of online trading specifically forex trading whether major currency pairs minor pairs or exotics is centered around the strength of fiat currencies to one another each currency s value can be affected by a plethora of external factors but the most consistent factor may be the faith that the general publi... | |
what is the fifty two 52 week high low ? | the highest and lowest prices that a security or financial instrument has traded in the last 52 weeks | |
what is the fca | the financial conduct authority fca is an independent body responsible for regulating more than 56 000 financial brokers including fortrade and markets in the united kingdom its three point goals are to protect consumers of financial services in the u k maintain the integrity of the u k financial system to encourage he... | |
how does one use the fca | the first step for a trader is to check that the broker they wish to use is in fact regulated by an overseeing body in whatever country the broker is incorporated to work the fortrade fca authorization can be seen here in the event of a dispute with your broker if you are unable to resolve the matter on your own then y... | |
what is a financial instrument | in its most basic form a financial instrument is any asset that can be bought sold or traded financial instruments can be currency shares in a company or bonds financial instruments can also be derivatives which are contracts whose values are based on underlying assets and are determined by the rise and fall of that un... | |
how do financial instruments affect forex traders | financial instruments are the basis of stock markets foreign currency exchanges and cfd trading traders either trade actual possession of financial instruments such as purchasing one currency for an equivalent at the time amount of a different currency or shares of publicly traded companies cfd traders do not take actu... | |
what is the financial report ? | a summary of all transactions and positions both long and short between a broker and a client also known as an account statement | |
what is the financial strength ? | with regard to online trading financial strength reflects a trader s ability to open new trades from within a trading platform it is calculated according to his her free margin i e the difference between equity and used margin | |
what is the flat ? | a term with three different meanings with regard to market movements a flat market is neither rising nor falling when referring to a specific asset a flat asset is a financial instrument that has neither gained nor lost interest with regard to trading a trader is said to have a flat trading position if he is neither lo... | |
what is foreign exchange | foreign exchange otherwise known as forex or fx refers to the exchange or purchase of one currency for another rates of exchange are constantly fluctuating sometimes greatly other times only slightly exchange rates are always presented in pairs known as currency pairs the first currency in the pair is known as the base... | |
how do forex traders use foreign exchange | forex traders buy and sell foreign currencies speculating what the price movement will be in either the short or long term future when a trader takes what is known as a long position he purchases a currency with the expectation that the price will rise and he can sell it back at the higher price for a profit alternatel... | |
what is the foreign exchange market ? | a global decentralized market for the trading of foreign currencies in terms of trading volume the fx market is the largest financial market in the world with a daily turnover of more than 5 trillion dollars | |
what is the forward ? | a forward contract colloquially known as a forward is an agreement to buy or sell a commodity security or financial instrument at a specified future date at a specified price it is a completed contract and the commodity or financial asset will be delivered unlike an option which offers a choice of whether or not to com... | |
what is forward contract | a forward contract is an agreement between a buyer and seller to trade an asset usually a currency at a mutually agreed upon fixed price and set date unlike futures contracts forward contracts are private arrangements between the buyer and seller and as such they are not traded on the centralized exchange but rather ar... | |
how does one use forward contract | forward contracts are purchased in a manner similar to that of futures contracts the buyer and seller agree on the asset to be sold on the price and on the date that the exchange will take place the forward contract is settled only when the contract term expires unlike futures contracts which settle on a daily basis fo... | |
what is the free margin ? | refers to the available margin a trader has in order to open a trading position in a security or financial instrument free margin is therefore equivalent to the trader s equity used margin free margin increases or decreases according to the trader s total profits earned or losses realized | |
what is a front fee | a front fee is the initial payment made by an investor when he purchases a compound option compound option is the term given to what is essentially an option on an option that is to say the trader may wish to buy or sell an option at a future date and the front fee is what he must pay in order to have that opportunity ... | |
how does front fee affect forex traders | the ability to place a compound option gives traders leeway in future decisions the advantage to compound options is that if a trader believes prices will rise or fall as the case may be but is not certain he has the opportunity to trade if he proves to be correct he will pay more on the compound option than he would h... | |
what is the futures contract ? | an agreement to purchase or sell a financial instrument or security e g a commodity stock index at a future date and at a fixed price futures contracts are traded on a futures exchange or futures market according to standardised terms i e predetermined quantities for each specific type | |
what is the futures market ? | a market for purchasing and selling futures contracts of a financial instrument or security at a future date and at a fixed price | |
what is the fwb ? | an abbreviation for frankfurt stock exchange also referred to as b rse frankfurt | |
what is the gbp ? | the official currency code for the british pound sterling | |
what is the germany 40 ? | the ger 40 indicative of the dax 40 is an index that tracks the 40 largest companies being traded on the frankfurt stock exchange fwb as measured by market capitalization and order book volume fortrade offers futures contracts on the index with trading hours monday friday 07 01 20 59 gmt the idea of a stock market inde... | |
what is the gdp ? | an abbreviation for gross domestic profit one of the primary indicators used to measure the health of a country s economy | |
what is the gmt ? | greenwich mean time the most commonly referred time zone in the forex market often interchangeable with coordinated universal time utc | |
what is the government bond ? | a debt security issued by a national government generally with a promise to pay periodic interest payments at the security s maturity or end date in most cases a government bond is issued in the country s own currency also called sovereign bond | |
what is the gross earnings ? | an individual person business or company s taxable income before deducting expenditures credits and taxes | |
what is the gold contract ? | one of the most actively traded commodities on the market the standard trading unit for one contract is 10 troy ounces for more information on this commodity click here | |
what is the hkd ? | the official currency code for hong kong dollar | |
what is the hrk ? | the official currency code for the croatian kuna | |
what is the huf ? | the official currency code for the hungarian forint | |
what is the jpy ? | the official currency code for the japanese yen | |
what is the key industry ? | an industry that is essential to a country s economy | |
what is the kiwi ? | a common name for the new zealand dollar | |
what is the last dealing day ? | the last day during the month in which a trader can deal in a particular product may differ from the contract s expiry date | |
what is the last dealing time ? | the last time during the day in which a trader can deal in a particular product may differ from the contract s expiry date | |
what is the leverage ? | the use of borrowed capital for an investment in order to significantly increase the profits that can be made from it for example with a leverage ratio of 1 30 a trader can trade a notional amount 30 times greater than his her available capital i e 30 for each 1 | |
what is the liquidity ? | the ability of a security or financial instrument to be bought or sold with ease or in relation to a financial market the ability to carry out large volumes of trades the opposite of illiquid | |
what is litecoin | litecoin is the world s second largest cryptocurrency and digital payment system after bitcoin it operates using blockchain technology which is a public ledger recording all transactions while litecoin is completely unregulated which might give some investors pause it has also proven to be extremely secure as no hacker... | |
how does one use litecoin | using a hashing algorithm miners can discover litecoins and while there is a limited number of litecoins that will ever be mineable that limit is 84 million or four times the number of bitcoins the litecoins already on the market and in circulation can be traded like any other asset and many forex brokers including for... | |
what is the lse ? | an abbreviation for london stock exchange | |
what is the ltc ? | the currency code for litecoin | |
what is the major currency pairs majors ? | foreign currencies are always traded in pairs the value of one currency compared to a counterpart major currency pairs match up the u s dollar with each of the other six major currencies the euro japanese yen british pound swiss franc canadian dollar australian dollar and new zealand dollar the following seven currency... | |
how does one use major currency pairs | traders follow the various factors that affect currency prices including economic announcements geopolitical events and even global weather in order to determine which currencies they wish to buy or sell at any given time the major currency pairs tend to be the most volatile and therefore the most commonly traded upon ... | |
what is the margin ? | in financial markets margin refers to the required collateral an investor must deposit to hold a trading position in a security or financial instrument | |
what is a margin call | if a trader or investor has an account that has fallen below the brokerage s minimum margin requirement then the brokerage can place a margin call on the account in which case the investor would have to either deposit additional funds into his account or sell off some of the shares he is holding for which he took a loa... | |
how do margin calls affect forex traders | forex and cfd traders often invest on margin or leverage thus enabling them to see higher earnings on their initial investments however when their investments fall short of expectations they need to be aware of the maintenance margins and the potential consequences on their holdings when the equity declines to a value ... | |
what is market capitalization | market capitalization is the monetary amount that a publicly traded company is worth as determined by the value of the company s outstanding shares the market capitalization is calculated by the value of one company share times the number of outstanding shares shares held by stockholders for example a company that has ... | |
what is the market maker ? | an investment company or broker who maintains firm bid and ask prices in a given security or financial instrument by continuously standing ready to buy or sell that same security at its publicly quoted price | |
what is the market order ? | an order to buy or sell at the current market price | |
what is the market risk ? | the possibly that the value of a security of financial instrument will experience losses due to performance factors such as adverse price movements national or global macroeconomic changes also called systematic risk | |
what is the maximum trading amount ? | the maximum amount of funds that can be allocated for a long or short position according to the specific trading requirements of a security or financial instrument a trader wishes to trade on | |
what is metatrader 4 | metatrader 4 mt4 is a popular forex trading platform used by many leading online brokers use the technology including fortrade com the mt4 can be downloaded for free and provides an effective tool for trading forex futures markets and cfds online both from a pc as well as from tablets and smartphones the platform offer... | |
how does one use metatrader 4 | once the mt4 has been downloaded and customized to the trader s preferences trading forex is with mt4 is fairly straightforward under the market watch column choose the currency that you wish to trade the buy and sell prices are clearly marked a separate window will open enabling you to choose the volume that you wish ... | |
what is the minimum trading amount ? | the minimum amount of funds that can be allocated for a long or short position according to the trading requirements of a certain security or financial instrument may also vary according to a trader s specific account balance | |
what are minor currency pairs | foreign currencies are always traded in pairs the value of one currency compared to a counterpart minor currency pairs also known as cross 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 minor currency pairs | depending on how volatile and liquid a market a trader wishes to invest he might find that the minor 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 the mobile trading platform ? | a downloadable mobile application 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 | |
what is the moving average ma ? | an indicator frequently used in technical analysis to identify and demonstrate the average value of a security or financial instrument s price over a specific period of time the ma is used to smooth out price data and to help confirm price trends and directions also referred to as a simple moving average or sma there a... | |
what is the mxn ? | the official currency code for the mexican peso | |
what is the nasdaq ? | an abbreviation for national association of securities dealers automated quotations it is the second largest stock market both in the us and worldwide | |
what is the net earnings ? | an individual person business or company s taxable income after detecting expenditures credits and taxes the formula for calculating net earnings is total revenue total expenses net earnings | |
what is the net position ? | the difference between a trader s long buy and short sell positions at any given time for example if he she has 4 long positions and 2 short positions his her net position would be 4 2 2 | |
what is the ninja ? | a nickname for the us dollar japanese yen usd jpy pair | |
what is the nok ? | the official currency code for the norwegian krone | |
what is the north american trading session ? | starts at 12 00 13 00 gmt and lasts to 21 00 22 00 gmt also known as the new york trading session | |
what is the nyse ? | an abbreviation for new york stock exchange | |
what is the nzd ? | the official currency code for the new zealand dollar | |
what is the opec basket ? | a weighted average of oil prices collected from the organization of petroleum exporting countries a group of 13 major oil producing countries opec basket s average oil price is based on the production and exports of each country the two other leading benchmarks are the brent and west texas intermediate wti crude | |
what is the oecd ? | an abbreviation for organization for economic co operation and development | |
what is an open p l | an open p l profit loss is a financial statement that forex traders receive summarizing all open positions that he has in terms of profits earned and losses incurred | |
how does one use open p l | knowing when to open and close a position is the key to successful forex trading by carefully examining the open p l a trader can determine which markets are behaving in a bullish manner and which are more bearish in doing so traders are better equipped to make informed decisions concerning short and long term trading ... | |
what is the open position ? | any trade that has been entered and has not yet been closed with an opposite trade an open position can exist following a long position also referred to as simply buy or short position also referred to as simply sell | |
what is the open price | the open price also known as the opening quote or opening price is the price of an asset on the trading market at the outset of the trading day it is important to note that the opening price of one day is not necessarily the same as the closing price of the same asset from the previous day fluctuations in the asset val... | |
how does one use the open price | the open 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 open 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 avoid the ... | |
what is the open trades ? | any and all open buy long and or sell short positions in a trader s online trading account | |
what is an otc market | an otc over the counter market is a decentralized market where assets including some currencies that are not traded on centralized stock markets can be traded because otc markets are not centralized and not regulated by any governmental authority they will often be less transparent than centralized markets and therefor... | |
how does one use an otc market | trading on an otc market is similar to trading on a centralized market traders find a broker who serves as the middleman between them and fellow dealers as well as with corporations and businesses that are not being traded on centralized stock exchanges one of the primary differences between an otc market and an exchan... | |
what is the outperform ? | a situation in which a security or financial instrument is believed to be more profitable than the overall market also known as market outperform opposite of underperform | |
what is the overnight position ? | a trade that remains open overnight from one business day to another | |
what is the p l statement ? | a financial statement that summarizes the trader s total profits earned or losses realized from his her current trading positions also known as a statement of profit and loss | |
what is the p e ? | price earnings ratio | |
what is the pci dss ? | payment card industry data security standard pci dss a proprietary information security standard for financial institutions and organizations that make online transactions using major credit card and debit card providers visa mastercard american express etc administered and managed by the international payment card ind... | |
what is the peak ? | the highest point i e price rate value of a specified security or financial instrument at a specified time |
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