Core Forex Terminology

The three foundational units of measurement in forex trading.

How leverage amplifies both profits and losses, and the margin required to maintain positions.

What happens when your account equity drops below required levels, critical survival knowledge.

Using offsetting positions to reduce risk exposure in the forex market.

Overnight interest charges and credits, the cost of holding positions across sessions.

How brokers charge for executing trades, commission models and their impact on profitability.

Automated trading programs that execute strategies without manual intervention.

Virtual private servers for 24/7 trading, low latency execution and EA hosting.

Multi-Account Manager and Percent Allocation Management Module, managed trading solutions.

Currencies that investors flock to during market uncertainty, USD, JPY, CHF.

Instant order execution for fast-moving markets, setup and risk considerations.

Straight Through Processing brokers, how they route orders directly to liquidity providers.

Electronic Communication Networks, the infrastructure behind institutional-grade execution.

Bridging technologies and edge servers that reduce latency in trade execution.

When execution price differs from expected price, causes, measurement, and mitigation.

Understanding the different access levels and passwords in trading platforms.

Buy Limit, Buy Stop, Sell Limit, Sell Stop, mastering order types for strategic entries.

Two execution models, how orders are filled and the trade-offs of each approach.

Why spreads expand during news events and low liquidity, and how to protect yourself.

Hidden liquidity pools used by institutional traders, how they affect price discovery.

Understanding the order book, visible supply and demand at different price levels.