Fiscal Policy
Fundamental economic policy conducted by governments for the benefit of their economies.
FOMC
The Federal Open Market Committee. This is the Fed’s monetary policy committee; it brings together members of the board of governors of the central banks of the federal states of the United States. This committee meets at least 8 times a year to define the U.S.’s monetary policy. In particular, it determines the evolution of […]
Forex
Forex (FX) stands for the FOReign EXchange market. It’s the world’s biggest financial market, with a daily volume exceeding $6 trillion daily. Foreign exchange is the simultaneous selling of one currency and the buying of another currency. These currencies are trades through a broker (or a dealer) and are executed in currency pairs (ex: EUR/USD = […]
Forex Signals
A forex signal refers to a recommendation to enter a Buy/Sell trade on a particular currency pair, commodity or an index at a specific price and time by a signal provider that can be a forex trader or an analyst
Forward Contract
A forward contract is a non-standardized contract and an obligation to buy or sell a particular security at a predetermined price at a specified time in the future. It aims to mitigate the risk faced by investors in the shape of variations in forex exchange rates, bonds, stocks, indexes, and commodities. It’s also a “forward […]
Fundamental Analysis
Analyzes economic, political and social events in an effort to determine present and future economic trends. In other words, the fundamental approach analyzes the sources of price movements in currencies.
Futures Contract
A futures contract is a type of derivative that refers to the legal contract and an obligation to buy or sell a particular security at a predetermined price at a specified time in the future. It aims to mitigate the risk faced by investors in the shape of variations in forex exchange rates, bonds, stocks, […]
Gap
The price gap between consecutive trading ranges (ex: last night’s closing price vs. today’s opening price, if the high of today’s opening candlestick is lower than the low of last night’s closing candlestick). In theory, prices will usually come back to this “empty” zone in order to fill in the gap, while continuing the initial […]
Go Long
A buying action. The trader buys a currency pair, hoping its value will increase.
Go Short
A selling action. The trader sells a currency pair, hoping its value will drop.