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Forex glossary
Plain-language definitions of the terms used in forex and CFD trading. Each definition is a recorded row written by us — if a term is not listed, we have not written it yet rather than guessing at one.
3 terms shown · 59 terms recorded in total
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Candlestick
A candlestick summarises four prices for one period: the open, the close, the high and the low. The wide body shows the distance between open and close, and the…
Letter C
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Commission
A commission is a fixed charge per lot traded, applied by some account types in exchange for a narrower spread. It is paid on the round trip and is therefore in…
Letter C
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Curve Fitting
Curve fitting, also called over-optimisation, is the result of tuning rules so closely to one historical period that they describe its noise rather than any rep…
Letter C
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