En Term | En Description |
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Slippage | is the situation on the currency market in which a broker closes an opened position at a less profitable price than stated in the order. It happens amid price spikes when the level of position closure is broken too fast |
Stop loss | is a pending order to close the losing position when it reaches a certain price |
Take profit | is a pending order to close the winning position when it reaches a certain price |
Trailing stop | is a pending stop loss order automatically moved at a specified distance from the current price |
Trend | is the current general direction of a price movement for a substantial period of time. There is an uptrend (bullish trend), downtrend (bearish trend), and non-trend (flat or sideways movement) |
Usable margin | is a part of deposit not involved in trading which can be used to open new positions (orders). It is denoted as “Free” in the trading platform |
Used margin | is the blocked part of the deposit, which is used to cover potential losses on open orders. In the trading platform it is displayed in the Margin field |
Volatility | is instability, the measure of how much the market conditions, demand or prices change |