Trading Basics
Margin
Margin is the amount of money needed in a trading account to open a position.
Other Trading Basics
Close to the Money
In options trading when the underlying price of the security is close to the strike price of the option.
Currency Futures
A future is an agreement to buy or sell something at future point in time. A currency future is when that agreement is on an FX market.
Capital
The economic resource used to buy assets, normally with the view to provide a product or service.
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