Trading Basics
Base Currency
The first currency quoted in a forex pair.
Other Trading Basics
Credit Account
For those with excellent credit some brokers will provide a credit account. This means the trader puts up less margin.
Carry Trade
A forex trading strategy of borrowing funds in a low-interest rate currency and buying assets in higher yielding currency.
For years this was selling Yen to buy Dollars.
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