Trading Basics
CPI
Consumer price index, a measure of inflation excluding housing costs.
Other Trading Basics
Currency Options
A option is the right to buy or sell something in the future but not the obligation. A currency option is on an FX market.
Available Margin
The amount of margin a trader has available to trade with.
This is account balance minus margin used on open positions.
Alpha
This is a measure of price performance vs a benchmark.
If a trader makes 10% per annum and the index makes 7% the trader has an alpha of 3%.
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