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A trading network operating without a central authority or clearinghouse.
The amount of foreign currency quoted against one US Dollar.
Situation where the bid price of a forward spread is less than ask.
The primary record tracking basic information of a transaction.
An account where the institution makes trading decisions for the client.
A practice account using virtual funds to simulate live trading.
A list of all transactions completed within a trading day.
A contract whose characteristics depend upon an underlier asset.
The lowest price achieved by an instrument during a trading day.
When an indicator and price move in opposite directions.
A portfolio of carry trades distributed across various currencies.
Computer communication networks linking global banks for trading.
An exchange rate regime where market forces rule but central banks intervene.
A desk or location where operations for buying/selling occur.
A measure of liquidity showing pending buy/sell orders in the book.
The term for breaching a legal financial contract.
Quoting variable units of domestic currency per unit of foreign currency.
An economic state where balance of trades or payments are negative.
A market-driven decline in the value of a currency.
Regular payments made by a corporation to its shareholders.
The peak-to-trough percentage decline in account equity.
An order that automatically expires at the end of the trading session.
When a foreign currency is cheaper for future delivery than spot.
Digital Operational Resilience Act for EU financial firms.
The date of maturity of a contract when currency exchange is executed.
A decline in general price levels within an economy.
Risk that a counterparty is unable to fulfill their side at maturity.
A strategy involving opening and closing positions within the same day.
A chart pattern showing price making two equal bottoms.
Direct Market Access to trading order books.
An individual or firm acting as principal trading on their own account.
A small, short-term decline in price.
The term 'dollar' always explicitly denotes the U.S. dollar.
A prolonged and consistent decline in the price of an asset.
The highest price achieved by an instrument during a trading day.
Interest rates applying to deposits/borrowing within a foreign country.
A chart pattern showing two successive rises to the same price level.
An official downward change in a currency's fixed exchange rate parity.
The specific volume of shares accessible at a stated bid price.
The second currency listed within a standard currency pair.
Central bank asset purchasing programs designed to inject cash liquidity.
The explicit bid and ask price statement given for an asset.
The relative cost of purchasing a second asset in terms of a first.
Macro indicator evaluating wholesale cost layers across an economy.
A macroeconomic business conditions survey tracking manufacturing.
Economic statement tracking structural efficiency of labor output.
A fractional pip digit displayed for extreme price precision.
The margin amount by which an asset sells above par value.
The list of employees and wages managed by a company.
An institutional entity providing massive credit clearing to funds.
Changes in government policies impacting currency values.
Platform instructions to execute a transaction if pricing targets hit.
A boutique brokerage providing interbank feeds via tier-1 bank connections.
Purchasing Managers Index evaluating corporate sector health.
Profit and Loss statement tracking transaction returns.
The official baseline cost or equality of asset values.
Percentage in point; standard measurement block of forex price shifts.
Smart algorithmic routing of payment options by geography.
A currency stabilization regimen fixing values to a stronger asset.
A temporary price movement against a prevailing trend path.
The net financial returns generated via transaction activities.
The expression of active market commitment or asset risk exposure.
A long-term macro trading strategy holding trades for months.
The specific calendar date when corporate distributions are executed.
Chart footprints showing major concentrated institutional orders.
A brokerage providing asset trading access over the internet.
Central bank trading of debt securities to control money supply.
A non-standard transaction size differing from generic lots.
The maximum net size a dealer can carry over into the next session.
Contingent paired orders where execution of one deletes the other.
The lowest price for which a seller is willing to sell.
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.
Over-the-Counter transactions executed directly off-exchange.
The aggregate total number of outstanding unfulfilled contract slips.
The reduction of position risk by entering an opposite trade.
An active market commitment subject to fluctuations and P&L.
The non-obligated contractual right to buy or sell an asset.
An asset trading below intrinsic value due to aggressive selling.
A pending entry order remaining active until explicitly canceled.
An asset trading above intrinsic value due to rapid buying sentiment.
A grid of positions built on a carry trading strategy.
Commodity Exchange.
Government policy fixing the exchange rate to another currency or gold.
A fee charged by a broker for facilitating a transaction.
Slang for the British pound sterling against the US dollar (GBP/USD).
The interest cost or credit of keeping a position open overnight.
A visual collection of historical price action in graph form.
Traders' slang term for the Danish Krone.
To close out an open short position or take out a forward contract.
The agreed exchange rate at which currencies are exchanged at settlement.
Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission.
A charting tool visualizing open, high, low, and close prices.
An options or futures strategy with positions in different expirations.
Exchange rates between two currencies that do not include the US Dollar.
The last level at which an asset was traded on any given day.
Borrowing in a low interest rate currency to invest in a high rate one.
A statistical measure of relationship between two independent things.
Exchange-traded contracts detailing future price/date for currency exchange.
The participant taking the other side of an exchange transaction.
Specialized financial institution responsible for safeguarding assets.
The last trading date of a futures or options contract.
A negotiable certificate issued by a bank as evidence of a deposit.
Selling an asset in order to realize capital gains or losses.
A requirement that a futures contract value be paid out rather than delivered.
An institution managing monetary policy and banking for a nation.
Money issued by a government used as a unit of exchange.
The cost associated with maintaining an investment position.
An agreement to buy or sell a specified amount of currency.
A person who uses price charts to perform technical analysis.
Chicago Board of Trade.
Risk related to the economic and political stability of a country.
Currency, coins, bank balances, and negotiable orders on hand.
A basic interchangeable physical good or raw material.
High interest rate currencies.
Currencies heavily tied to global commodity cycles.
Contract for Difference; a derivative financial instrument.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
Consumer Price Index; an indicator measuring inflation.
Contractual agreement to receive value now and pay at a later date.
The net trade balance of payments including imports and exports.
A transaction leaving the trade with zero net exposure to the market.
Funds deposited in a trading account.
Foreign exchange rate quoted by a bank for small daily transactions.
The rate at which a position can be closed at the end of the day.
Standardized three-character codes specified by ISO 4217.
A carry trade where you are long the high interest currency.
The specific month in which a futures contract expires.
Two currencies quoted together in a forex transaction.
Risk that shifts in exchange rates will undermine asset values.
The financial income return earned from a cash investment portfolio.
Graph mapping interest rates against debt instrument maturities.
Financial market slang notation representing exactly one billion units.
The macroeconomic fraction of the active labor pool missing jobs.
An open trading position missing counterbalancing risk protection.
A transaction executed at a cost level higher than the previous.
The absolute micro contract size increment tradable in forex.
Currency restricted from international conversion by strict mandates.
An exchange rate plunging beneath standard purchasing power parity.
A trader who uses an automated system to input trades without human input.
Assessment of consumer sentiment toward the economy based on telephone interviews.
When a currency strengthens in price in response to market demand.
The total exposure a bank or broker has with a client.
An account which generates more activity and transactions then normal.
Exchange rate regimen where a currency's exchange rate is fixed to a stronger currency.
A firm or individual that places transactions for securities in the place of clients.
Anti-Money Laundering & Combating the Financing of Terrorism.
The abbreviation for the Australian dollar and U.S. dollar currency pair.
A notification of a market event such as a stock reaching a target price.
An economic resource owned or controlled to return a profit.
Any interest rate that changes on a periodic basis.
The cash-price equivalent reflected in the price of a futures contract.
Total amount of goods and services demanded in the economy at a given price level.
Total supply of goods and services produced within an economy.
When one company decides to take over another one.
Profit made from a price discrepancy between different markets.
Money and coins that are circulated in the hands of consumers and businesses.
Document designed to summarize and record all transaction activity in a given period.
A person or organization employed to manage assets or provide investment advice.
The volume of a stock or exchange over a given period of time.
The amount of money in an account.
Examination and evaluation of information to select the best course of action.
Financial relationship between two parties involving a transfer of funds.
Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
A fee charged to exchange money from one currency to another.
A dealer authorized by a regulatory body to deal in Foreign Exchange.
Method of executing large orders using automated pre-programmed instructions.
An individual who participates in a sponsored retirement plan.
The lowest price at which a seller is willing to sell an asset.
Agree to specified terms, as in a contract.
Categories of financial instruments grouping similar assets.
Investment practice that divides funds among different markets for diversification.
A recognized body authorized to create or redeem exchange traded funds (ETFs).
The account equity minus used margin capital.
Currency whose value rises/falls in response to supply and demand.
Financial Information eXchange electronic communication protocol.
A dealer quote that can be immediately executed by the buyer.
The margin by which excess bank reserves exceed borrowings.
An exchange rate whose value is entirely determined by market forces.
Dollar volume of new orders and shipments reported by manufacturers.
Ratio-based chart zones used to project pullbacks and extensions.
Global decentralized marketplace for the trading of currencies.
A privately negotiated custom contract to exchange assets in the future.
Central bank signaling regarding future monetary policy paths.
Order filled immediately for its entire amount or rejected entirely.
Market slang term for the EUR/USD currency pair.
An exchange's physical trading area, or a minimum option/rate limit.
A purchase or sale transaction with settlement on a future date.
Platforms where various financial instruments are bought and sold.
Federal Open Market Committee.
Differential added or subtracted from spot to calculate forward rates.
Trading strategy executed against a prevailing market move.
The execution or completion of a trade order.
Term describing a trading book with zero net market exposure.
Evaluating values based on political, financial, and economic factors.
Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom.
The unrealized profit or loss on open, unliquidated contracts.
The United States Federal Reserve central banking system.
The first day a futures buyer can be called upon to take delivery.
Customer Relationship Management solution specialized for brokers.
Forex slang for a major round number price level.
Indicates that a currency is strengthening relative to a quote.
The effect of interest rates moving capital to higher yielding assets.
Official currency rate set and strictly defended by monetary authorities.
The market-facing activities carried out directly by a dealer.
A standardized exchange-traded forward contract conveying a buy obligation.
An exchange rate that is fixed but re-evaluated frequently.
The portion of an option's premium exceeding intrinsic value.
Long-term US sovereign debt bonds carrying maturities past 7 years.
An analytical program generating expert buy and sell guidance.
Medium-term US sovereign debt with maturities between 1 and 7 years.
Predatory flow exploiting price delays or technology bugs.
Mathematical charting metrics tracking price trends over short terms.
A low-volume environment showing high spreads and volatility.
Software interface used to map price charts and process orders.
A dynamic stop order trailing behind prices as trades turn profitable.
A limit exit order designed to capture targeted position gains.
Forecasting asset prices via historical chart data and patterns.
A market environment forcing dealers to quote live bid and ask lines.
A secure client hub login area for managing a trader's environment.
Macroeconomic metric evaluating export totals minus import metrics.
A systematic strategy framework mapping execution objectives.
A negative trade balance state where imports completely exceed exports.
The operational cost expenses tied to initiating an asset trade.
Short-term sovereign debt backed by the US government.
The absolute smallest fractional price movement permitted by a venue.
The calendar date on which a market transaction is officially entered.
A continuous streaming display of live financial price quotes.
The aggregate total of asset contracts executed inside a window.
The dominant directional trajectory printed across an asset market.
Tomorrow-Next Day short-term overnight forex transaction swaps.
Potential account balance if all open tickets were closed.
The rate and magnitude tracking short-term price variations.
Same-day or next-day cash trade settlement timelines.
Volume-Weighted Average Price tracking execution qualities.
Chicago Board Options Exchange implied volatility index index.
The scheduled day when counterparties finalize asset asset exchange.
The first currency listed in a currency pair.
Paper issued by a Central Bank considered legal tender and cash equivalent.
The administrative and settlement functions that support securities trading.
The interest rate a central bank charges to lend money to commercial banks.
The rate at which a central bank lends money to domestic banks.
A unit equal to one hundredth of one percent (0.01%).
The central bank for the United Kingdom.
A prolonged period in which investment prices rise consistently.
The difference between the bid and ask price.
A charting method displaying high, low, opening, and closing prices.
One of three major oil benchmarks used globally.
A prolonged period in which investment prices fall amid pessimism.
A country's exports minus its imports.
An arbitrage strategy buying a security and selling a similar contract.
Operations where the USD is being sold against various currencies.
An order placed above market price to buy when it exceeds a trigger.
The amount of money in an account.
The price where instrument cost equals the proceeds acquired.
Price action rising above resistance or dropping below support.
Gold, silver, platinum, or palladium in bars or ingots.
The total number of currency positions a dealer has at any moment.
Speculator who believes that market prices are going to rise.
The range in which pegged currency rates are permitted to fluctuate.
An investor who believes that market prices are about to fall.
Technical price indicator using an SMA and standard deviation bands.
Firms that provide traders with platform access to buy/sell instruments.
An order placed below the market price to buy at a specific trigger price.
System of recording a country's economic transactions.
Financial investments involving lending money to an institution.
The highest price a buyer is willing to pay for an instrument.
To obtain ownership of a security or asset in exchange for value.
Buying an instrument where the client pays cash for part of the value.
An intermediary that places trades on behalf of a client.
The temporary closing of a bank when obligations exceed resources.
Days of the week when commercial banks are open for business.
The standard large digits or second figure after the decimal in a price.
An order submitted for the purchase or sale of a large quantity.
An entity eligible to receive benefits under a contract or trust.
Pending order placed above market pricing to execute a short trade.
Explicit platform instructions to liquidate or short an asset unit.
Automated logic routing trades to locations with the best liquidity.
An order converting to a market order once a trigger price is hit.
A momentum indicator tracking current closing ranges.
Technical chart floor level where strong buying balances drops.
A value-weighted index tracking 500 widely held public stocks.
The calendar date when physical or cash delivery must finalize.
Opening and closing market commitments within minutes for minor points.
Market trading actual assets for standard immediate 2-day delivery.
An account separating user capital from brokerage operations cash.
The fixed contract price at which an option holder buys/sells.
A risk-adjusted performance metric tracking return volatility lines.
Start Your Own Brokerage program packages.
The exchange of payment streams, or interest costs for holding trades overnight.
Forced liquidation of open trades triggered by margin depletion.
Swiss Options and Financial Futures Exchange system.
An excess of sales over purchases gaining value as pricing drops.
Strategy holding positions for days to capture short-term swings.
Securities and Exchange Commission within the United States.
Special Drawing Right basket currency deployed by the IMF.
Pending order placed below current pricing to short breakout moves.
Trader market slang for the Swiss Franc (CHF).
The exact value variance separating active bid and ask costs.
An asset sought out by capital blocks during market panic phases.
Options strategy purchasing identical volumes of puts and calls.
Currencies experiencing thin volume because capital shifts elsewhere.
Alternative baseline market name for the British Pound (GBP).
The price discrepancy between expected costs and actual execution fills.
A contingent exit order engineered to cap position risk.
Central bank actions offsetting forex interventions in domestic credit.
London Interbank Bid Rate; interbank deposit purchase rate.
London Inter-Bank Offered Rate benchmark for lending.
Refers to the bid side of a two-way price quote.
Order instruction executing only at a specified price or better.
The time delay from order transmission click to execution fill.
A chart format where fixed visual distance equals equal price shifts.
A unique 20-character identifier for financial legal entities.
The final day during which trading in a contract is permitted.
A liquidity provider's brief window to accept or reject an execution.
The most recent transaction price recorded for an instrument.
A market with high depth allowing sizing with minimal price shifts.
Economic gauge shifting before the aggregate economy experiences trends.
The standardized grouping unit size of a transaction contract.
The multiplier ratio using borrowed funds to amplify exposure.
Market position positioned to capture profits if price appreciates.
Dealer market slang for the USD/CAD currency pair.
To settle an active open position by converting it to cash.
The structural obligation to deliver an asset value to a counterparty.
The maximum price drop allowed for a futures contract in a day.
Matching internal transactional records with external bank ledger slips.
Refers to the ask or offer side of a two-way quote string.
The explicit locked profit or loss resulting from closed positions.
A technical chart ceiling level where strong selling stalls price.
A pair involving the USD where the US Dollar is listed second.
An individual speculator trading small capital blocks via retail brokers.
Strategy buying price support limits and selling resistance caps.
Liquid assets locked up to maintain systemic authority solvency.
A fresh alternative price quote sent by a broker due to execution latency.
Gross Domestic Product adjusted to delete inflationary distortions.
Repurchase agreement contract to sell securities and buy them back.
The exchange cost value linking two distinct currencies.
The core pipeline of analyzing exposure and applying capital controls.
Relative Strength Index charting tool isolating overbought metrics.
A financial market environment monitored by government agencies.
A period of sustained upside price expansion after flat momentum.
The difference between an instrument's highest and lowest price.
The overnight process extending option positions past delivery limits.
A fundamental shift printed across an underlying trend path.
Options strategy buying long-term contracts and selling excess short ones.
Daily mark-to-market calculations evaluating active account valuations.
The total value of goods and services produced within a nation.
A monetary system that backs its currency with gold reserves.
A series of orders built with a predetermined spread interval.
The leverage ratio of borrowed funds to a trader's own capital.
European General Data Protection Regulation.
Total economic output produced by a nation's citizens.
The Group of Seven largest industrialized nations.
Significant price movement between sessions with no overlapping trading.
An economy exhibiting steady growth and acceptable inflation.
Technical analysis cross of a shorter moving average above a longer one.
Order remaining active at a fixed price until filled or canceled.
The arithmetic middle point between bid and ask prices.
A financial market trading highly short-term credit instruments.
An open-ended investment company pooling capital for specified goals.
The series of swing highs and lows defining technical context.
A currency pair cross omitting the US Dollar.
Technical analysis tool calculating smoothed price data over time.
Online multi-asset trading platform software solutions.
Markets in Financial Instruments Directive transparency rules.
Narrowest money supply measuring coins, cash, and checkable deposits.
Money supply category including M1 and small time deposits.
Broadest money definition adding institutional large deposits to M2.
Software plugin distributing proportional master execution trades.
Trading operations relying completely on human execution decision-making.
Moving Average Convergence Divergence technical momentum tool.
An institution standing ready to continuously quote bid/ask prices.
An order executing immediately at the best available market price.
Financial shorthand notation meaning exactly one million.
Aggregating feed prices while holding distinct broker margin pots.
A trading strategy betting on prices returning to historical averages.
The minimum cash equity required to keep a leveraged trade open.
The cash collateral deposit required to maintain open position sizing.
A spread premium added by a broker to compensate for services.
The total market value of a corporation's outstanding shares.
An automated notification demanding immediate fresh funds to cover risk.
Branch of economics tracking individual consumer unit behaviors.
The bid/offer rates at which international banks trade deposits.
Theoretical projection of future asset volatility derived from option pricing.
A professional buying and selling assets for managed group accounts.
An option contract possessing intrinsic value.
A monthly metric measuring purchasing changes across Canadian corporations.
An open market commitment squared off before the closing bell.
An agent who introduces new customers to a market maker for commission.
A specialist intermediary matching trades strictly between market-makers.
Statistical measures tracking performance of groups of securities.
Central bank market action to directly influence currency valuation.
Indicator evaluating output changes in manufacturing and utility fields.
Sustained increase in general price levels devaluing currency.
The upfront cash collateral deposit required to open a leveraged position.
International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement.
International Monetary Fund.
International Monetary Market division of the CME.
The spread variance between two countries' benchmark interest rates.
Critical monthly US labor statistics tracking employment shifts.
The aggregate sum value of all active open market positions.
An investor executing entries based on high-impact data releases.
An unhedged and exposed trading direction subject to full market risk.
The remaining difference between total open long and short exposure.
New York Stock Exchange located on Wall Street.
A short-term debt security with maturity under five years.
The nearest futures delivery month with the soonest calendar date.
A state-of-the-art Equinix financial data center in New Jersey.
An automated global computerized stock quotation and trading exchange.
A carry trade position causing net daily interest debits.
The process of finalizing or completing a trade order.
A statistic used to gauge current macroeconomic conditions.
Central bank devices used to regulate flows of foreign exchange.
Market interpretation system using a series of specific wave cycles.
Purchasing and selling products and services over the internet.
Abbreviation for the Euro and U.S. dollar currency pair.
Euribor; daily benchmark rate for Euro wholesale money markets.
The specific calendar month in which an option contract expires.
The specific condition or price level where a trade is initiated.
An arrangement linking European currencies in the 70s and 80s.
A major currency paired against an emerging market currency.
Macroeconomic labor market data tracking employment figures.
Currency strength explanation based entirely on trade balance.
The physical or digital marketplace where instruments are traded.
Currency deposited in a bank outside its country of origin.
The condition of being subjected to a source of market risk.
Instruments signifying an ownership position in a corporation.
A segregated account keeping client funds separate from operating capital.
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.
European Central Bank.
Exchange-Traded Funds; investment vehicles traded on exchanges.
Electronic Communication Network matching automated orders directly.
Automated algorithmic trading software designed for trading platforms.
A corporate account corporate trading decisions.
The value of goods and services shipped to another country.
A small price decline or monetary policy to spur spending.
Term indicating that a currency is weakening from its previous quote.
The net value of an account (Balance + floating P&L).
The expression describing the value of one currency in terms of another.
The point when a trading position or option automatically closes.
The net value of a trading account graphed over time.
The price or condition at which a trader decides to close a position.
The official national currency unit of Japan.
A financial account controlled and maintained by two or more people.
An accounting log tracking every transaction and affected record.
Slang for retail household speculators in Japan driving carry trades.
A short-term floor trader hunting minor fractional intraday profits.
The geographical heart of the financial district in New York City.
Selling an asset at a loss and buying an identical unit immediately.
A rapid price move in one direction followed by a sharp reversal.
The sale of assets in high bulk volume configurations to non-consumers.
West Texas Intermediate sweet crude oil commodity benchmark.
World Trade Organization governing global trade agreements.
A general platform term mapping pending limit or stop orders.
International finance group supplying economic development loans.
Technical chart formation indicating a trend reversal.
A protective position designed to offset adverse price movements.
An extreme period of rapid price growth devaluing currency to zero.
Economic indicator tracking new residential home constructions.
Advanced programmatic trading processing massive orders ultra-fast.
An unregulated private pool of capital seeking speculative high returns.
A globally stable currency that investors maintain strong confidence in.
Identity and business entity verification processes for compliance.
The condition where a barrier option expires void upon hitting a set price.
Slang market term for the New Zealand Dollar (NZD).
The condition where a barrier option activates upon hitting a set price.
A major currency to which smaller nations peg or orient their valuation.
Monthly medium-term economic expectation forecasts for the Euro Zone.