Trading Basics
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.
Other Trading Basics
Cash Call
When your broker asks you to deposit more cash into your brokerage account to cover margin requirements.
Balance
A summarised financial result of all funds deposited in, and withdrawn from the customer’s account, and of all closed positions in that account.
Bullish and Bearish Markets
A bullish market means that the price is going up and higher.
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