A 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

Account Balance

General

Total capital available in a trading account.

Algorithmic Trading

General

Trading based on predefined, rule-driven logic.

Altcoin

Crypto

Any cryptocurrency other than Bitcoin.

Allocation

General

Distribution of capital across uses or assets.

Ask Price

Order

Price at which an asset can be bought.

Asset

General

Anything that can be traded or exchanged for value.

Average True Range (ATR)

Indicator

Indicator measuring typical price volatility.

Base Currency

Forex

First currency in a Forex pair.

Bid Price

Order

Price at which an asset can be sold.

Blockchain

Crypto

Decentralized database securing crypto transactions.

Broker

General

Intermediary providing market access to traders.

Candlestick

Price display methods

Chart unit showing price movement over time.

Capital

General

Money allocated for trading activities.

Central Bank

Forex

Institution managing a country’s currency and policy.

Chart

Price display methods

Graphical representation of price over time.

Commodity

Market

Tradable physical resource such as gold or oil.

Consensus Mechanism

Crypto

Method used to validate blockchain transactions.

Contract for Difference (CFD)

General

Derivative allowing price speculation without ownership.

Cryptocurrency

Crypto

Digital asset secured by cryptography.

Currency Pair

Forex

Two currencies quoted together in Forex.

Decentralization

Crypto

System without a single controlling authority.

Derivative

General

Instrument deriving value from an underlying asset.

Exchange

General

Platform where cryptocurrencies are traded directly.

Exchange Rate

Forex

Value of one currency relative to another.

Execution

Order

Process of entering or exiting a trade.

Exposure

Risk

Degree to which capital is subject to market movement.

Fiat Currency

Forex

Government-issued legal tender.

Forex (Foreign Exchange)

Forex

Global market for currency exchange.

Fundamental Analysis

Market

Analysis based on economic and macro factors.

Hedge Fund

Market

Institution managing pooled speculative capital.

Indicator

Indicator

Mathematical tool derived from market data.

Instrument

General

Tradable financial product.

Investing

General

Committing capital with the expectation of future return.

Leverage

Risk

Ability to control larger exposure with less capital.

Liquidity

General

Ease of buying or selling without price disruption.

Lot

Forex

Standardized trade size in Forex.

Margin

Forex

Capital required to maintain leveraged positions.

Market Maker

General

Broker providing liquidity by taking opposite trades.

Market Order

Order

Order executed immediately at current price.

Market Structure

Indicator

Recurring price behavior patterns.

Mining

Crypto

Process securing Proof-of-Work blockchains.

Minor Pair

Forex

Forex pair not involving USD.

Node

Crypto

Computer participating in a blockchain network.

Order

Order

Instruction to buy or sell an asset.

Overtrading

General

Trading more often than the plan allows.

Pending Order

Order

An order that triggers only at a specified price.

Pip

Forex

Smallest standard price movement in Forex.

Platform

General

Software used to trade and analyze markets.

Position Size

Risk

Amount of exposure in a trade.

Price Action

Indicator

Raw price movement without indicators.

Profit and Loss (P&L)

Risk

Financial result of a trade.

Proof of Stake (PoS)

Crypto

Blockchain validation via token staking.

Proof of Work (PoW)

Crypto

Blockchain validation via computational effort.

Quote Currency

Forex

Second currency in a Forex pair.

Retail Trader

General

Individual trading personal capital.

Risk

Risk

Potential financial loss.

Risk Management

Risk

Rules controlling exposure and losses.

Risk Tolerance

Risk

Level of loss an individual is willing to accept.

Session

General

Time window of market activity.

Signal

Order

Condition suggesting potential action.

Slippage

Order

Execution at a different price than expected.

Smart Contract

Crypto

Self-executing code on a blockchain.

Speculation

Risk

Risk-taking based on price expectations.

Spread

Order

Difference between bid and ask prices.

Stablecoin

Crypto

Cryptocurrency pegged to a stable value.

Statistical Edge

General

Probability advantage over many trades.

Stop-Loss

Risk

Order limiting maximum loss.

Supply and Demand

Crypto

Forces determining price movement.

Technical Analysis

Indicator

Chart-based market analysis.

Timeframe

Price display methods

Duration represented by a chart candle.

Trade

Order

Execution of an asset exchange.

Trade Setup

General

Conditions that qualify a potential trade.

Trading Plan

General

Structured rules governing trading behavior.

Trading Rules / Ruleset

General

Predefined criteria for entering, managing and exiting trades.

Trustless

Crypto

System requiring no participant trust.

Volatility

Indicator

Degree of price fluctuation.

Wallet

Crypto

Tool for storing and accessing crypto assets.