Trading Basics
Down Trend
When prices are generally falling, defined as lower lows and lower highs in price.
Other Trading Basics
Commission
A charge levied on a client to place trades in certain asset types. FX and CFD trading attracts commission.
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A summarised financial result of all funds deposited in, and withdrawn from the customer’s account, and of all closed positions in that account.
Contango
This is when the futures price of a security is above the cash price at maturity. The opposite is backwardation.
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