Forex Education

There are many forex related terms used terms in the forex markets. You need to learn all forex terms as a part of your forex education before you start trading on the forex market.

Ask:Price at which broker wish to sell.

Bid/Ask Spread:The distance(in pips), between the Bid and Ask price.

Cost of Carry / Interest / Premium:Cost,of holding an open position.(Quoted in pips/day)

Drawdown:The magnitude of a decline in account (in % or USD), as measured from peak to subsequent through.

EBS:"Electronic Brokerage System", the electronic system where banks trade between each other. EBS IS considered to be exact indicator of prices at which currencies are being traded.

Forex: Short form for "Foreign Exchange".

Leverage: The amount, expressed as a multiple, by which the notional amount traded exceeds the margin required to trade. For example, if the notional amount traded (also referred to as "lot size" or "contract value") is $100,000 dollars and the required margin is $2,000, the trader can trade with 50 times leverage ($100,000/$2,000).

Limit: An order to buy, sell at a specified price when the market moves down, up respectively to that price.

Liquidity: A function of volume and activity in a market. It is the efficiency and cost effectiveness with which positions can be traded and orders executed.

Margin: The amount of funds required in a clients account in order to open a position or to maintain an open position. For example, 1% margin means that $1,000 of funds on deposit are required for a $100,000 position.

Margin Call: A requirement by the broker to deposit more funds into his accunt in order to maintain an open position. Sometimes a "margin call" also means that the position which does not have sufficient funds on deposit will simply be closed out. This procedure allows the client to avoid further losses or a debit account balance.

Offer: Price at which broker/dealer is willing to sell. Same as "Ask".

Spot Foreign Exchange: Referred to as "interbank" market. Refers to currency traded between two major banks.

Tick: The smallest price increment in a futures or CFD price. Also known as "pip" in the forex markets.

Offer: Price at which broker/dealer is willing to sell. Same as "Ask".

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