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Forex GlossaryA-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I-J-K-L-M-N-O-P-Q-R-S-T-U-V-W-X-Y-Z AAgent : An individual employed to act on behalf of another (the principa... Agio : Difference in the value between currencies. Also used to describe... ALL : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Albania, called Leke. American style currency option : An option that may be exercised at any ... AOA : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Angola, called Kwanza. Apics Survey : Economical indicator, A composite diffusion index of nati... Ask : The price at which the currency or instrument is offered. Ask Offer Price : The price at which the market is prepared to sell a sp... Ask Price : The price at which a currency pair or security is offered fo... Association Cambiste International : The international society of foreig... See all the definitions of the terms starting with the letter A. BBase Currency : The currency in which the operating results of the bank ... Bearish doji star : A star indicates a reversal and a doji indicates ind... Black-Scholes fair value model : The original option pricing model, whic... BMD : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Bermuda, called Dollars. BND : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Brunei Darussalam, called... Breakout of a spread triple top : A bullish point-and-figure chart forma... Brokerage : Commission charged by a broker. Bull : An investor who believes that prices are going to rise. Bullish tasuki : A bullish two-day candlestick combination. It consists ... Business firms establishment survey : See Business firms survey. See all the definitions of the terms starting with the letter B. CCandlestick chart : A type of chart that consists of four major prices: ... CHF : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Switzerland, called Franc... Cleared Funds : Funds that are freely available, sent in to settle a tra... Commodity Channel Index : Abbreviated CCI. An oscillator that consists o... Commodity Research Bureau´s : Abbreviated CRB. Futures Index Index forme... Confirmation : A memorandum to the other party describing all the releva... Consumer Credit : Economical indicator, The dollar value of consumer ins... Council of Ministers : The legislative body of the European Economic Com... Counter Value : Where a person buys a currency against the dollar it is ... CZK : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Czech Republic, called Ko... See all the definitions of the terms starting with the letter C. DDeal Ticket : The primary method of recording the basic information rela... Dealing systems : On-line computers that link the contributing banks aro... Delivery : The settlement of a futures contract by receipt or tender of ... Delivery Month : The calendar month in which a futures contract comes to... Descending triple bottom : Bearish point-and-figure chart formation that... Devaluation : Deliberate downward adjustment of a currency against its f... Discount : (1) See forward Rate. Forward rate is lower than spot rate (2... Discretion for range to trader stop-loss order : A stop-loss order that ... Dragon fly doji : Dragon fly doji form when the open, high and close are... Dragonfly : See Dragon fly doji. See all the definitions of the terms starting with the letter D. EEasing : Modest decline in price. EEK : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Estonia, called Krooni. End Of Day : Traders account for their positions in two ways: accrual or... Eurocurrency : A currency domiciled outside its country of origin normal... European Commission : The executive body of the European Economic Commun... European Option : An option that can be exercised only on its expiration... Exercise strike price : The price at which the underlying currency will ... Expiration Date : (1) Options - the last date after which the option can... Expiry Date : The last date on which an option can be bought or sold. Extrinsic value : See Time value. See all the definitions of the terms starting with the letter E. FFASB 52 : See Financial Accounting Standards Board´s Statement Num... Fed : The United States Federal Reserve. Federal Deposit Insurance Corpo... Federal Reserve System : The central banking system of the US comprising... Fine Rate : (1) A quote with a narrow spread. (2) The most favorable rat... Firm Quotation : The price given in response to a request for a rate at ... Forward Operations : Foreign exchange transactions, on which the fulfill... Forward points : See Forward spread. FRA : See Forward Rate Agreements. Fractal geometry : Geometry theory that refers to the fact that certain ... Futures Contract : A contract traded on a futures exchange which require... See all the definitions of the terms starting with the letter F. GG10 : G7 plus Belgium, Netherlands and Sweden, a group associated with I... GGP : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Guernsey, called Pounds. GLOBEX : A system for global after hours electronic trading in futures a... Golden cross : An intersection of two consecutive moving averages that m... Good Till Cancelled Order : See Good Until Cancelled. Good Until Friday : The GTF Order is valid until Friday, at the Market c... Gravestone doji : Gravestone doji form when the open, low and close are ... Gross Domestic Product : Economical indicator, Gross Domestic Product (G... GTC : See Good Until Cancelled. GTQ : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Guatemala, called Quetzal... See all the definitions of the terms starting with the letter G. HHarami : A candlestick that forms within the real body of the previous c... Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices : Economical indicator, The harmonis... Head and Shoulders : Pattern in price trends which chartists consider in... HIBOR : See Hong Kong Inter-bank Offered Rate. High-low band : A band created by two winding parallel lines above and b... Historical Volatility : The annualized standard deviation of percentage ... Hong Kong Inter-bank Offered Rate : The annualized offer rate banks pay ... Housing Starts : Economical indicator, Housing starts measure the number... HUF : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Hungary, called Forint. Hyperinflation : Very high and self sustaining inflation levels. One def... See all the definitions of the terms starting with the letter H. IIDR : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Indonesia, called Rupiahs. ILS : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Israel, called New Shekel... Implied Volatility Skews : The implied volatility varies for different s... In-the-Money : A CALL option is In-the-money if the price of the underly... Industrial Production Index : A coincident indicator measuring physical ... Institute for Supply Management : Economical indicator, Formerly known a... Interest Rate Swaps : An agreement to swap interest rate exposures from ... Interest-Rate Carry : The income or cost associated with keeping a forei... International Monetary Fund : Established in 1946 to provide internation... Intervention : Action by a central bank to effect the value of its curre... See all the definitions of the terms starting with the letter I. JJ-Curve theory : Devaluation of a currency will trigger export gains in ... JEP : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Jersey, called Pounds. Jittai Body of the candlestick : (See Candlestick chart.) JMD : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Jamaica, called Dollars. Jobber : A trader who trades for small, short-term profits during the co... Jobless Claims : Economical indicator, A weekly compilation of the numbe... JOD : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Jordan, called Dinars. Journal of Commerce Index : Index that consists of the prices of 18 indu... JPY : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Japan, called Yen. See all the definitions of the terms starting with the letter J. KKabuse (dark cloud cover) : A bearish two-day candlestick combination. It ... Karakasa : See Karakasa (hangman at the top, hammer at the bottom). Karakasa (hangman at the top, hammer at the bottom) : A bearish candlestic... KES : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Kenya, called Shillings. Kiwi : Slang for the New Zealand dollar. KMF : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Comoros, called Francs. Knockin : A plain vanilla option that does not exist until the trigger i... Koma (spinning tops) : A reversal candlestick formation that consists of a... KPW : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Korea (North), called Won. KRW : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Korea (South), called Won. See all the definitions of the terms starting with the letter K. LLIBID : See London Interbank Bid Rate. LIFFE : See London International Financial Futures Exchange and Options ... Linearly weighted moving average : A moving average that assigns more we... Liquidity : The ability of a market to accept large transactions. Long black line : This is a bearish line. It occurs when prices open nea... Long straddle : A compound option that consists of a long CALL and a lon... Long white empty line : See Long white line. Long-legged doji : This line often signifies a turning point. It occurs ... LRD : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Liberia, called Dollars. LYD : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Libya, called Dinars. See all the definitions of the terms starting with the letter L. MMarginal Risk : The risk that a customer goes bankrupt after entering in... Maturity Date : (1) The last trading day of a futures contract. (2) Date... Mine and Yours : To announce that a trader wants to buy he/she may say o... Ml : Money supply measure that is composed of currency in circulation (o... MOP : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Macau, called Patacas. Morning Doji star : This a doji star in a downtrend followed by a long, ... Morning Star : This is a bullish bottom reversal pattern. The formation ... Moving Average : A way of smoothing a set of data, widely used in price ... Moving Average Convergence : See Moving Average Convergence-Divergence. MRO : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Mauritania, called Ouguiy... See all the definitions of the terms starting with the letter M. NNAD : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Namibia, called Dollars. Naked intervention (unsterilized intervention) : A central bank interventi... NAPM : See National Association of Purchasing Managers Index. National Association of Purchasing Managers Index : Abbreviated NAPM. A ... Nearby Month : The nearest actively traded delivery month, a.k.a. curren... Neutral spread : See Neutral spread (delta-neutral spread). Neutral spread (delta-neutral spread) : A compound option strategy that co... NIO : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Nicaragua, called Cordoba... Nonfarm sector : Jobs in government, manufacturing, services, constructi... NZD : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in New Zealand, called Dolla... See all the definitions of the terms starting with the letter N. OOBV : See On Balance Volume. Off-Shore : The operations of a financial institution which although phy... On Balance Volume : Abbreviated OBV. One of the first technical indicato... Open Market Operations : Central Bank operations in the markets to influ... Open Order : Buy or sell order that remains in force until executed or c... Options : An agreement that allows the holder to have the option to buy/... Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development : Abbreviated OECD... Original Margin : See Initial Margin. Out-of-the-Money : A PUT option is Out-of-the-money if the exercise/stri... Over the Counter : Abbreviated OTC. The term used to describe futures an... See all the definitions of the terms starting with the letter O. PPayment Date : The date on which a dividend or bond interest payment is ... Pip : See Point. (0.0001 of a unit). Pips : The smallest unit of price for any foreign currency. Digits added... PLN : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Poland, called Zlotych. Point : (1) 100th part of a per cent, normally 10,000 of any spot rate. ... Points : See Pips. PPI : See Producer Price Index. Premium forward spread : Forward price that is added to a spot price to ... Producer Price Index (PPI) : PPI is a measure of the average level of pric... PVO : See Percentage Volume Oscillator. See all the definitions of the terms starting with the letter P. QQAR : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Qatar, called Rials. Quota : (1) A limit on imports or exports. (2) A country´s subscri... Quote : An indicative price. The price quoted for information purposes b... See all the definitions of the terms starting with the letter Q. RRate of change : Abbreviated ROC. A momentum oscillator in which the old... Ratio Calendar Spread : Selling more near-term options than longer matur... Ratio PUT spread : A compound option strategy that consists of a number ... Repurchase Agreement : Daily operations executed by the Federal Reserve.... Retail Sales : Economical indicator, Retail sales measure the total rece... Risk Capital : The amount of money that an individual can afford to inve... Risk Management : The identification and acceptance or offsetting of the... ROC : See Rate of Change. Ross pricing model : See Rubinstein pricing model. Runaway or measurement gap : A price gap that occurs within solid trends... See all the definitions of the terms starting with the letter R. SSanpei : See Sanpei (three parallel bars). Sanpo (three methods) : A candlestick combination that advises that retrac... Sansen : See Sansen (three rivers). SPL : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Seborga, called Luigini. Split Date : See Broken Date. Spot Next : The overnight swap from the spot date to the next business d... Squawk Box : A speaker connected to a phone often used in broker trading... Standard and Poors : A US firm engaged in assessing the financial health... Stochastic Oscillator Fast : See Stochastic Oscillator (Fast, Slow, and ... Straddle : The simultaneous purchase/sale of both CALL and PUT options f... See all the definitions of the terms starting with the letter S. TT-N : See Tomorrow Next. Time decal : See Theta. Tomorrow Next : Simultaneous buying of a currency for delivery the follo... TOP : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Tonga, called Pa´an... Traditional (Charles Dow) percentage retracements : Occur at 33 percent, 5... Transaction exposure : Potential profit and loss generated by current fo... Translation Loss-Profit : The calculation of loss or profit resulting fr... TRY : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Turkey, called New Lira. Tunnel : The nickname of the European Joint Float Agreement´s tota... TVD : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Tuvalu, called Tuvalu Dol... See all the definitions of the terms starting with the letter T. UUGX : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Uganda, called Shillings. Unemployment Rate : Economical indicator, The employment situation is a ... Unit of Account : A device designed to provide a consistent value with v... Unrealized Pnl : The theoretical gain or loss on Open Positions valued a... Upward breakout from a consolidation formation : Bullish point-and-figur... Upward breakout of a bullish resistance line : Bullish point-and-figure ... US Prime Rate : The interest rate at which US banks will lend to their p... USDX : Currency index that consists of the weighted average of the price... UYU : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Uruguay, called Pesos. UZS : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Uzbekistan, called Sums. See all the definitions of the terms starting with the letter U. VV-formation : See V-formation (spike). Value Spot : Normally settlement for two working days from today. See Va... Value Today : Transaction executed for same day settlement; sometimes al... Velocity of money : The rate at which money is turning over on an annual... Vertical bear CALL spread : A compound option strategy of buying two opt... Vertical Bull Spread : The sale of an option with a high exercise price ... Vertical spread : A compound option that consists of two similar options... VND : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Viet Nam, called Dong. Volume : The total amount of currency traded within a period of time, us... VUV : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Vanuatu, called Vatu. See all the definitions of the terms starting with the letter V. WWarrant : Warrants are a form of traded option. They are the right to pu... Wedge : A continuation formation that resembles the outline of a pennant... Whipsaw : Slang for a condition of a highly volatile market where a shar... Wholesale Price Index : It measures changes in prices in the manufacturi... Williams %R : A popular technical indicator that uses Stochastics to dete... Working Balance : Discretionary element in the monetary reserves of a ce... Working Day : A day on which the banks in a currency´s principal f... World Bank : A bank made up of members of the IMF whose aim is to assist... WST : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Samoa, called Tala. See all the definitions of the terms starting with the letter W. XXAF : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Communauté Financi... XAG : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Silver, called Ounces. XAU : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Gold, called Ounces. XCD : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in East Caribbean Dollars. XDR : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in International Monetary Fu... XOF : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Communauté Financi... XPD : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Palladium Ounces. XPF : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Comptoirs Français... XPT : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Platinum, called Ounces. See all the definitions of the terms starting with the letter X. YYard : Slang for milliard, one thousand million. YEN : See JPY. YER : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Yemen, called Rials. Yield Curve : The graph showing changes in yield on instruments dependin... See all the definitions of the terms starting with the letter Y. ZZAR : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in South Africa, called Rand. Zero Coupon Bond : A bond that pays no interest. The bond is initially o... ZEW : Economical indicator, The ZEW works in the field of user-related e... ZigZag : A price overlay that shows filtered price movements that are gr... ZMK : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Zambia, called Kwacha. ZWD : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Zimbabwe, called Zimbabwe... See all the definitions of the terms starting with the letter Z. |
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