This term refers to low market cap cryptocurrencies. It originated as a term to describe all cryptocurrencies "alternative coins" other than bitcoin.

Traders can opt not to disclose their identity while making offers or bids on the financial markets.

The increase in monetary value of any financial instrument in response to the market.

The simultaneous purchase and sale of an asset in order to increase profits with minimal risks.

The lowest price a seller is willing to sell a financial asset, also known as an offer.

The instrument that a contract is based upon. This could be a stock, bond, or commodity.

An investment strategy that aims to balance risk and reward by distribute a portfolio's assest according to a trader's goals and risk tolerance.

This term refers to a trade breaking even, meaing their neither a profit or a loss.

An individual authorized to make transactions on the financial markets on behalf of the trader.

A slang term for the AUD/USD currency pair.

A certified entity that engages in foreign currency transactions.

An expression used when a buy or sell price deviates from the assets market price.

A record that tracks a country's transactions over a particular period of time.

The difference in value between a country's imports and exports over a particular period of time.

The interest rate that the central bank of a country gives loans to domestic comercial banks.

A common diagram used to study the price action of currency pairs.

A term used in trading Foreign Exchange. When quoting currency pairs, it is the first currency that you trade the secondary/quoted currency against. Example: EUR/USD - the Euro is the base currency, and the US Dollar is the quote currency.

An investor who believes that the price of a particular asset will fall and attempts to profit from a decline in stock prices.

The financial market in which asset prices are falling, encouraging selling.

The selling price of a specific financial asset.

The first two to three digits of a Foreign Exchange rate or price.

A collection of data defining transactions that took place in a particular period of time. After being published, blocks cannot be changed and therefore are linked with other blocks to creat a chain of data.

A ledger of transactions made in cryptocurrencies that are recorded chronologically.

Shares of well-established companies, considered to be a reliable investment.

This is when there is no profit or loss experienced when making a transaction.

An agreement for an international monetary system. This agrement was signed in 1944 in the United States.

A slang term for the Currency of the United Kingdom, short for the Sterling Pound.

A person who buys and sells financial assets as a middleman between retail traders and established financial corporations.

An investor who believes that the price of a particular asset rise fall and attempts to profit from an increase in stock prices.

The financial market in which asset prices are rising, encouraging buying.

An order to buy a security at or below a specified price.

A slang term in Forex trading for the currency pair GBP/USD (British Pound vs. US Dollar).

An agreement that allows a buyer the option to buy a financial asset at a specified price with in a particular period of time. The buyer however is not obligated to purchase the asset.

CCI stands for Commodity Channel Index. This is a technical trading tool regularly used to measure when a financial instrument has been overbought or oversold.

Any system that is controlled by trusted parties, such as banks or money transmitters. All financial assets other than cryptocurrency have a centralized market.

CFD stands for Contract for Difference. This is a contract between an investor and an investment instituation. At the end of the contract, the parties involved exchange the monetary difference between the opening and closing prices of the financial instrument involved in the contract.

A fee paid to the brokerage firm that facilitated a transaction.

This refers to raw materials including precious metals, oil, and coffee.

The foreign exchange pairs that are highly correlated to commodity fluctuations in the global financial markets. These three pairs are USD/CAD, AUD/USD, and NZD/USD.

A statistical term for establishing a relationship between two or more independent assets.

A term used in trading Foreign Exchange. When quoting currency pairs, it is the second currency that you compare against the base currency.

CPI stands for Consumer Price Index. A statistical measurement that examines changes in the purchasing power of a currency and the inflation rate.

A transaction that involves two or more currencies being traded at the same time.

A financial asset that can be traded, often in pairs.

The exchange of one currency for another currency.

Germany's leading stock index is called Deutsche Atkien Xchange, or DAX for short.

This is when positions on the market are opened and closed on the same day, rather than holding the positions overnight.

This is where a dealer facilitates transactions.

Cryptocurrency has allowed for decentralization of the markets. Unlike all other financial assets, cryptocurrency does not need to be traded by a trusted party.

This occurs when liabilities (losses) exceed assets (profits).

An account that uses virtual money, allowing a potential investor to get acclimated to trading in the market before investing real money.

The decrease in monetary value of any financial instrument in response to the market.

The volume of open buy and sell orders for a particular currency pair at a particular point in time.

A financial contract with a value deriving from an underlying variable asset.

A portion of a company's profits paid to shareholders on a regular schedule.

The portion of a company's profits allocated to each share of common stock.

ECN stands for Electronic Communication Networks. An ECN Broker is a financial expert that uses ECN's to allow clients direct access to the markets.

The European Central Bank is responsible for the monetary policy of countries that have adopted the Euro as their currency.

Exotic currencies are those that are less traded than the major currencies.

An automated trading robot within the trading platform that allows the analytical and trading processes to be carried out with limited manual control.

The date and time when a trade involving a financial instrument expires.

The central bank of the United States, responsible for overseeing the financial system of the country. This is the leading financial instituation in the world.

This is term used to describe traditional currencies as opposed to cryptocurrencies.

A common technical tool used by analysts to identify potential levels of support and resistance based on key numbers.

The act of executing a transaction on a trading platform.

The asset that is used in a trade. This could be a stock, bond, or commodity.

This describes a situation when a trader does not have any running positions in the market.

A slang term for Foreign Exchange.

FUD is an acronym that stands for fear, uncertainty, and doubt. It is often used by traders to reference the negative attitude surrounding cryptocurrency.

A method of market analysis used to evaluate related economic, financial and other qualitative and quantitative factors that affect the performance of a particular financial instrument.

The difference in value between the closing price of one trading period and the opening price of the following trading period.

GDP stands for Gross Domestic Product. It determines the total worth of a country's services and produced goods with in a particular time period, and is used to gauge the economic standing of a country.

GTC stands for Good Till Cancelled. This is an order to buy or sell a specific financial asset at a specific price, that is only valid until a trader chooses to cancel it.

A strategy used in order to reduce risk of losses when trading in the financial markets.

A phrase to describe a trader making a profit.

A weighted average of preselected stock prices that is used to measure a section of the stock market. Some popular indices are the NASDAQ, Dow Jones, and S&P 500.

A progressive increase in prices of goods and services within a country, which in turn reduces the purchasing value of that country's currency.

The first deposit a customer makes, which then determines their maximum trade size.

The minimum amount for a deposit to enter a trade position.

The interest rate on loans that one bank will offer to another bank.

The fee paid for borrowing money. Interest rates fluxate as they are affected by Central Banks and inflation.

A broker with a direct relationship with the client, but delegates the transactions and trades to another broker.

The currency in Japan.

A term used for a trader who intends to make accumulated profits by opening and closing short-term positions.

An order that cannot be wholly filled in the market will be cancelled or killed.

A slang term for the New Zealand Dollar.

Statistics that change after trends in the economy have already started to change.

Statistics that help forecast a country's economic performance trends.

A financial tool that allows an investor to magnify their market exposure beyond their initial capital.

A direction to buy or sell an asset a specified price or better.

A series of lines connecting multiple price levels over a particular time period.

The degree to which an asset can be bought or sold without affecting it's price.

Opening a buy position in the market is referred to as "going long"

The standard number of units required to trade a financial asset, as determined by the exchange.

The size of deposit needed to ensure the running positions in the market are kept active.

An account provided by brokers that allows investors to buy securities borrowed funds.

The requirement made by a broker that a trader makes an additional deposit to cover possible losses.

A brokerage firm that buys and sells financial assets to provide liquidity to the markets.

The current price of a financial asset being traded in the market.

The potential risk of loss when investing in a specific asset.

The largest amount of leverage available on the initial deposit.

The innovative trading platform used to provide brokerage services to traders in multiple financial assets.

Terms used to describe the intention to buy or sell. "Mine" is used when buying, and "yours" is used when selling.

A miner's duty is to keep blockchains secure by confirming transactions and time-stamping entries.

The policy regarding interest rates and money supply put in place by the central bank of a particular country.

A segment of the financial market involving transactions of financial assets with fast maturities and high liquidity.

A technical indicator used to determine the trend of the market.

A technical indicator used to filter out the abnormalities to allow the focus to be on the statistical average of the original curve.

The largest electronic stock exchange in the United States.

The value of a position after subtracting the price of the initial investment.

A trader who bases investment decisions on how global news announcements impact the markets.

Stands for Non Farm Payroll. A monthly report done by the United States Department of Labor, which is used to determine the status of the labor market, excluding farmers.

Abnormalities in the market that make it difficult to focus on the statistical averages used to make a trading decision.

The currency symbol for the Norwegian Krone.

New York Stock Exchange.

The currency symbol for the New Zealand Dollar.

The price set by a seller at which they are willing to sell.

Two transactions sunmitted at the same time, where the completion of one automatically cancels the other.

A position that is running in the market until the trader chooses to close it.

The opportunity, but not the obligation, to perform a transaction involving an asset.

A request to a broker to perform a transaction of a financial instrument at a present price.

Technical analysis tools using an indicator that fluctuates between overbought and oversold levels, used to express buy and sell signals.

A term used to describe a loss in trade.

A position that is kept open until the following trading day.

The risky habit of engaging in excessive trading transactions without appropriate research.

The total amount of earnings from a successful transaction.

Stands for Percentage In Point. The smallest unit of measurement used in Forex trading to determine exchange rates between multiple currencies.

The system used to perform transactions provided by a brokerage firm.

The ratio used to value a company by comparing it's current share price to it's per share earnings.

The starting capital that a trader invests for transactions in the financial market.

Electronic signature used to unlock cryptocurrency wallet and sign transactions.

The cryptocurrency code given out when requesting a payment.

The process of inflating an assets value by purchasing a large quantity in the hopes that others will follow suit. Afterwords, the initial buyer will sell their assets in the hopes to make a profit from the inflated price.

An agreement that allows a seller the option to sell a financial asset at a specified price with in a particular period of time. The seller however is not obligated to sell the asset.

A method used by central banks to encourage economic growth. This is done by purchasing government securities in order to increase capital and liquidity in financial institutions.

The most recent price a buyer and seller have agreed upon.

A term used in trading Foreign Exchange. When quoting currency pairs, it is the second currency that you trade against the first currency.

A rate/exchange rate is the compared price of one currency to another.

The portion of interest or dividends on an asset that is returned to the investor at the end of a trade.

A technical indicator that measures if a financial instrument has been overbought or oversold.

The price at which a financial asset peaks, before multiple investors decide to sell the asset.

The size of a deposit that an investor is willing to risk.

One or more strategies used in order to reduce financial risk when trading in the financial markets.

Software that indicates when to open or close a position in the market.

The act of swaping a matured contract prior to it's expiration date, with a new contract. The difference in price between the two contracts is adjusted.

Equivalent to the eighth decimal place, this is the smallest unit of bitcoin.

A strategy used by traders who make many small short-term transactions, looking to increase their profits with multiple small increments that can compound.

Stands for the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

Any financial asset that can be traded.

U.S. government agency that regulates national securities industry, stock markets, and electronic securities agency.

The process of limiting the price on a transaction.

An order for a limit order to become a market order once it falls below the current market price.

Opening a buy position in the market is referred to as "going long"

Selling first and buying later to produce a profit or loss from the difference.

The price difference between an assets displayed value and the exact value when a transaction occurs.

Taking the value of the current date and selling at that price, but settling in the following two days.

The current price an asset can be bought or sold in the marketplace.

The difference in value between the ask price and the bid price of a financial asset.

A name for the British Pound (GBP), also called the pound sterling.

An oscillating indicator used to determine the change in price of a financial asset from one closing period to the next.

A share in the ownership of a company and the respective assets and earnings.

An order given by a broker to limit an investor's loss by making them sell when a security reaches a certain price.

An order to buy when the currency price is above the current market.

An asset's value when it is purchased or sold.

The process of exchanging value of one investor's assets with another investor's assets.

A type of limit order that determines the specific price to close an open position in order to profit.

Studying past market data to influence future of financial instruments.

A person who invests in transactions on the markets.

A software used by investors to trade forex.

The ability to automatically adjust the limit price threshold to be closer to a more favorable market price.

The process of exchanging goods, services, and financial assets between a buyer and a seller.

The moment when trading assets occurs.

The general direction of the market.

If an exchange rate does not surpass it's purchasing power, it is considered undervalued.

The rate of people in the workforce without jobs.

The currency in the United States of America.

The final settlement date decided by the parties involved in a financial deal.

The extra amount of money needed to constitute for losses when a broker's balance falls beneath the required minimum.

The measurement used to describe the fluctuation of the price of a financial instrument over a specific amount of time.

The place where cryptocurrencies are stored. There are five types of crypto wallets; software wallets, mobile wallets, web wallets, paper wallets, and hardware wallets.

A sharp price movement being trailed by a sharp repeal.

The process of transferring money electronically from one financial institution to another.

A support organization that offers its' technical and financial advice to developing countries worldwide.

Depicting a mutual fund, this is a NASDAQ stock symbol.

The currency symbol for the precious metal silver. Silver can be used in financial exchanges and typically maintains a high price.

The currency symbol for gold.

The gold (XAU) to U.S. dollar (USD) exchange rate can be monitored online and is consistently changing.

Stands for Xpress Engine. A prominant financial site that provides helpful tools for traders.

The use of a graph to exhibit the correlation between interest rate and the maturity of the debt asset for a trader.

The currency symbol for the South African Rand.

When interest rates nearly reach zero percent making it challenging for central banks to measure the expansion of the economy.