Trading Basics
Chartist
A market participant or commentator that uses charts to analyse the price of a security.
Other Trading Basics
Cable
Another name for the GBP – USD exchange.
Around half a trillion dollars is traded between the two currencies everyday, making it the third most popular currency pair to trade in behind EUR – USD and USD – JPY.
Commission
A charge levied on a client to place trades in certain asset types. FX and CFD trading attracts commission.
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