Financial Glossary for Traders & Investors
Explore the key trading and market terms and their meanings in this comprehensive glossary. Whether you're new to trading or looking to refine your knowledge, our financial glossary provides clear definitions of essential terminology used across global markets. From fundamental concepts to advanced trading strategies, discover the language of finance and enhance your understanding of the markets.
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Moving Average Convergence Divergence. A technical indicator that helps traders and investors identify price trends and measure momentum.
The minimum equity needed to keep a trade open.
When your equity falls below the maintenance margin, a Margin Call is an event when some or all opened positions may close at rates available at the particular moment to bring the equity above the total maintenance margin required. Read more.
The total market value of a firm’s shares.
An order set to immediately buy or sell at the current market price.
A general direction of market movement.
The daily revaluation of open positions.
The theory that price drifts back to the average.
The process of using computers to solve complex mathematical problems that validate and secure transactions on a blockchain. In return, miners earn newly created cryptocurrency and transaction fees as rewards.
How a central bank manages money supply and interest rates to control inflation, support employment, and promote economic growth.
Volume‑weighted momentum oscillator (0‑100).
A technical indicator that smooths out price data by showing the average price of an asset over a set period, helping identify trends and potential support or resistance levels.
A professionally managed pooled investment.