Latest Posts by Lunch is for Wimps:

Author Archive

Forex rebates for trading - get an edge

Lets start with the obvious – ensure you do proper research into your trade, practice using a demo account, ensure correct risk management (stop losses) and as importantly, ensure that ... Read more

Etoro

eToro, is truly a unique platform that offers a more visual approach to forex trading combined with competitive broker terms. Read more

Spread

Spread – The difference between the bid and ask prices for a currency pair. Read more

Liquidity

Liquidity - The measure of markets which describes the relationship between trading volume and price change. Read more

Principal Value

Principal Value - The initial amount of money put in to any investment. Read more

Pivot Point

Pivot Point - The primary support or resistance level calculated basing on the previous trend's High, Low and Close prices. Read more

Volatility

Volatility - A statistical measure of the number of price changes for a given currency pair in a given period of time. Read more

Useable Margin

Useable Margin – The amount of available funds in an investment account above the actual client equity that may be used for trading. Read more

Unrealized Profit/Loss

Unrealized Profit/Loss (Floating) - A profit or a loss on non-closed positions. Read more

Trend

Trend – The direction of market which has been established with the influence of several different factors. Read more

Technical Analysis

Technical Analysis – The method of evaluating a position by analyzing statistics generated by market activity, such as past prices and volume. Technical analysts do not attempt to measure a ... Read more

Support

Support – In technical analysis, the price level which, historically, a security or currency has resists falling below. It is thought of as the level at which a lot of ... Read more

Slippage

Slippage – The execution of an order at a price that is different than expected, the main reasons for slippage are - "fast" market, low liquidity and the broker's inability ... Read more

Settled Position

Settled (Closed) Position - closed positions for which all needed transactions has been made. Read more

Resistance

Resistance – In technical analysis, the price level at which a security or currency or an entire market can trade up towards, but not exceed, for a certain period of ... Read more

Realized Profit/Loss

Realized Profit/Loss – The gain or loss for a closed position after spreads and commissions have been paid. Read more

Quote Currency

Quote Currency – The second currency quoted in a currency pair within the Forex Market. In a direct quote, the quote currency is the foreign currency. In an indirect quote, ... Read more

Profit (Gain)

Profit (Gain) – The amount of money gained when a position is closed. Read more

Pip

Pip (Point) – The smallest price change that any given exchange rate can make. Since most major currency pairs are priced to four decimal places, the smallest change is that ... Read more

Order

Order – The request made by a customer for a broker to buy or sell the currency with a certain rate or at Market Price. Read more