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Understanding Some Of The Forex Phrases And Terminologies
By Ben Needles
One of the keys involved in trading on the Forex market is to be well-versed in the phrases and jargon (terminologies) used in the exchange market. Again, as part of the education process that you should be engaged in when you are a beginner in trading, being aware of the markets terminologies and their meanings is necessitated if you have any hope of succeeding as a investor/trader. The following is a brief list of some of the more common phrases and terminologies that you will regularly hear.
Bid and Ask - basically translates to the purchase price and the selling price as they each relate to the base (or domestic) currency.
Cross - quoting a without the USD being one of the currencies quoted in the equation.
Currency - monetary units of payment inclusive of coins and paper that a government issues and circulates as the generally accepted medium for goods and services.
Currency Forward - a contractual agreement in the Forex market that secures a price on a that an investment entity can purchase or sell at a specified future date.
Currency Futures - a futures contract that is transferable and specifies a price wherein a specified can be purchased or sold at a pre-agreed upon future date.
Direct Quote - a pair of currencies where the domestic monetary unit is referred to as the base currency.
Earning the Points - describes the situation that exists when the asking price of a forward is less than the spot bid price. The trader normally profits from this.
Exchange Rate - the price of the domestic expressed in the of another country.
Foreign Exchange Risk - The situation that results when an investments risk factors change resulting from a change in the current exchange rates, or 2. Risks that the investor will incur when they close out a long or short position in a foreign at a loss due to adverse changes in the movements of the currencys current exchange rate.
Gold Prices Dropped while Silver was Unchanged ? USD Up vs JPY but Down vs EUR <b>...</b>
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<br> <span style="color:#888888;">Best Syndication</span> - <span style="white-space:nowrap">49 minutes ago </span>
<div style="width:80%;">(Best Syndication News) Brent crude oil advanced today as tensions between Iran and the United States continued to fester (see forex and commodities charts below).</div>
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USD/CAD: Canadian Dollar Down on Greek Concerns, Weaker Oil Prices
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<a href="http://www.forexpros.com/analysis/usd-cad:-canadian-dollar-down-on-greek-concerns,-weaker-oil-prices-113296" style="font-size:1.2em">USD/CAD: Canadian Dollar Down on Greek Concerns, Weaker Oil Prices</a>
<br> <span style="color:#888888;">Forex Pros</span> - <span style="white-space:nowrap">1 hour ago </span>
<div style="width:80%;">By GCI Financial | Forex | Feb 07, 2012 10:20AM GMT The Canadian dollar was pressurized as Greek leaders struggled with austerity measures to get a bailout, reducing demand for riskier assets.</div>
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Lack of Greek Deal Sends EUR Tumbling
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<br> <span style="color:#888888;">Forexyard</span> - <span style="white-space:nowrap">3 hours ago </span>
<div style="width:80%;">The euro was largely bearish yesterday, after Greece once again failed to come to an agreement with its creditors to restructure its debt.</div>
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Canadian Dollar (CAD) Technical Major Currencies (2012-02-07)
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<a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/294134/20120207/canadian-dollar-cad-technical-major-currencies-2012-02-07.htm" style="font-size:1.2em">Canadian Dollar (CAD) Technical Major Currencies (2012-02-07)</a>
<br> <span style="color:#888888;">International Business Times</span> - <span style="white-space:nowrap">4 hours ago </span>
<div style="width:80%;">The pair has been fluctuating with narrow ranges recently, within the descending short term channel shown on image, while MACD indicator continues to provide a bullish divergence over the four-hour timeframe, and momentum indicators are within oversold ...</div>
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British Pound Sterling: Currency continues advance against EUR, safe haven <b>...</b>
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<a href="http://www.euro-exchangerate.com/british-pound-eur-safe-haven-06021355.html" style="font-size:1.2em">British Pound Sterling: Currency continues advance against EUR, safe haven <b>...</b></a>
<br> <span style="color:#888888;">Euro Exchange Rate News</span> - <span style="white-space:nowrap">21 hours ago </span>
<div style="width:80%;">The Pound continued its advance against the Euro this morning, but the UK currency declined for a second day versus the US Dollar, as market speculation escalates over the prospect of further quantitative easing from the Bank of England this week.</div>
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Canadian dollar exchange rate (CAD) falls back vs USD as risk aversion takes <b>...</b>
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<a href="http://www.euro-exchangerate.com/canadian-dollar-cad-06021354.html" style="font-size:1.2em">Canadian dollar exchange rate (CAD) falls back vs USD as risk aversion takes <b>...</b></a>
<br> <span style="color:#888888;">Euro Exchange Rate News</span> - <span style="white-space:nowrap">21 hours ago </span>
<div style="width:80%;">The US dollar to Canadian dollar exchange rate (USD/CAD) is 0.54% higher at 0.9987. The euro Canadian dollar exchange rate (EUR/CAD) is 0.39% lower at 1.3018, the pound Canadian dollar exchange rate (GBP/CAD) is 0.22% higher at 1.5746.</div>
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Canadian dollar exchange rates (CAD) are a big winner following strong Non <b>...</b>
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<a href="http://www.euro-exchangerate.com/canadian-dollar-exchange-rate-non-farm-03021348.html" style="font-size:1.2em">Canadian dollar exchange rates (CAD) are a big winner following strong Non <b>...</b></a>
<br> <span style="color:#888888;">Euro Exchange Rate News</span> - <span style="white-space:nowrap">Feb 3, 2012 </span>
<div style="width:80%;">Canadian dollar exchange rate: Global markets have been caught by surprise following the release of strong US Non-Farm Payroll data.</div>
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Canadian Dollar (CAD) Technical Major Currencies (2012-02-03)
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<a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/292363/20120203/canadian-dollar-cad-technical-major-currencies-2012-02-03.htm" style="font-size:1.2em">Canadian Dollar (CAD) Technical Major Currencies (2012-02-03)</a>
<br> <span style="color:#888888;">International Business Times</span> - <span style="white-space:nowrap">Feb 3, 2012 </span>
<div style="width:80%;">The pair has been trading within a narrow range above the 200-days SMA; the pair is having difficulties breaching this support area around the average as see on chart, while price is clearly oversold as seen on Stochastic.</div>
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Canadian dollar exchange rate: CAD finds risk environment unconstructive <b>...</b>
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<a href="http://www.euro-exchangerate.com/canadian-dollar-exchange-rate-02021342.html" style="font-size:1.2em">Canadian dollar exchange rate: CAD finds risk environment unconstructive <b>...</b></a>
<br> <span style="color:#888888;">Euro Exchange Rate News</span> - <span style="white-space:nowrap">Feb 2, 2012 </span>
<div style="width:80%;">The CAD was not a participant in the overnight push up in risk currencies, with USD/CAD remaining well-entrenched in familiar ranges.</div>
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<a href="http://www.actionforex.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=158866:mixed-reactions-in-the-us-dollar-to-the-non-farm-payroll&catid=191:daily-forex-technicals">Mixed Reactions in the US Dollar to the Non-Farm Payroll</a> - <span style="color:#888888">Action Forex</span><br>
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Canadian Dollar (CAD) Technical Major Currencies (2012-02-02)
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<a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/291619/20120202/canadian-dollar-cad-technical-major-currencies-2012-02-02.htm" style="font-size:1.2em">Canadian Dollar (CAD) Technical Major Currencies (2012-02-02)</a>
<br> <span style="color:#888888;">International Business Times</span> - <span style="white-space:nowrap">Feb 2, 2012 </span>
<div style="width:80%;">The pivotal support around 0.9965 is still providing the pair with a good support as seen on the provided four-hour chart. The struggle around the middle line of the descending channel that dominated the movements from 1.0285 zones continues fixing RSI ...</div>
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Also referred to as risk or exchange-rate risk.
Forex (FX) - foreign exchange - the market in which currencies are exchanged
Forward Discount - a situation that exists when the domestic spot exchange rate trades at a higher rate than the related futures position for a prescribed maturity period.
Going Long - buying a pair
Going Short - selling a pair
Hedge - the act of making investments to deter or reduce risk of adverse price movements in the exchange rates of currencies.
Leverage - Using borrowed capital or other financial instruments (e.g. margin) to increase the potential gain or return on an investment or 2. The act of financing a business entitys assets using a non-specified amount of debt. If the debt factor of a company is significantly higher than its equity, they are said to be highly leveraged.
Losing the Points - describes the situation when a banks buying value in the forwards market is lower than the selling price in the spot market. Also considered the opposite of earning the points.
Naked Risk - a position (in securities exchanges) that is not hedged from market risk
Pips - another terminology for points
Speculators - an individual engaging in the trading of bonds, commodities, currencies, derivatives, or equities involving a higher-than-average risk in order to achieve a higher-than-average return on the investment.
Spreads - (generally speaking) the difference between the bid and ask price
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