Trailing Stops
A trailing stop is a stop order that is set a certain percentage away from the current market price of an asset. A trailing stop would be set above th…
Category: Trading Basics
Tick Size
The tick size is the smallest measurable amount the price of a financial instrument can move. Different instruments have a different tick size, for ex…
Swissy
Short hand for the Swiss Franc.
Shorting
Shorting is when a trader sells an asset that they do not own, so that they can buy it back at a lower price. When spread betting, investors will shor…
Selling
Selling an asset involves liquidating the asset in exchange for cash that was in a long position previously. A sell bet is placed when a trader believ…
SEC
The US Securities and Exchange Commission.
Scalping
A scalper is a trader who attempts to make profits from small price changes in the market. This means that they tend to place lots of small bets throu…
Scalper
A trader that scalps - see scalp.
RSI
The Relative Strength Index is a popular technical analysis indicator.
Resistance
Support and resistance levels are an extremely important concept in technical trading. A large number of market participants continuously follow and m…
