Created by: Bagar
Number of Blossarys: 64
A difference between the previous period's close price and the next period's open price. In Forex usually only occurs during weekends — between the Friday's close and the Monday's open price.
The main regulatory body of the United States of America financial system, which division — FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) — regulates, among other things, federal interest rates.
An automated script which is used by the trading platform software to manage positions and orders automatically without (or with little) manual control.
Special trading instrument that allows financial speculation on stocks, commodities and other instruments without actually buying.
A cyclical technical indicator that is often used to detect overbought/oversold states of the market.
In Forex, holding a position with a positive overnight interest return in hope of gaining profits, without closing the position, just for the central banks interest rates difference.
The market participating body which serves as the middleman between retail traders and larger commercial institutions.