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Hi Guys and Gals I have been to this site over 200 times and i love every bit....I have a really simple but complex question/request (to me...lol) I trade a very simple strategy mainly using the SLOPE DIRECTION LINE..Now ma Problem is that i have to stay in front of the computer almost all day and...

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The Wild Card Crude Oil 23 Sep 2009 Wednesday, 23 Sep 2009 U.S. Interest Rates on Tap Following two relatively peaceful trading days, today is filled with news publications from the major economies. Starting at 06:45 and until 09:00 (GMT) traders are advised to follow the news events from the...

Hello Everyone, i currently use mt4 charts (using ODL metatrader) and charts from my spreadbetting company (finspreads) - the candles match on timeframes 1m 5m 15m 30m & 1 hr but after that the candles do not match on 4hr, daily - as i am trying to use the 4 hr charts with moving averages and

Warehouse Receipt A document guaranteeing the quality and quantity of the underlying asset in a futures contract. Warrants The right to buy stock (usually preferred stock) from the issuer. Weak Dollar When the U.S. Dollar weakens against a basket of currencies. Wealth Creation Business An all in one...

Valuation Determining the value of a security, commodity or other asset. Value Date Same as settlement date. The date at which physical delivery of a forex spot transaction takes place. Variable Limit When there are periods of extreme volatility on an exchange this system allows for greater than...

Unconvertible Currency A currency that is not traded on the forex market but used only for domestic purposes. Uncovered Option A short call or put option, where the option is not covered by a purchase or sale of the underlying asset. Underlying Futures Contract The futures contract which is...

Transaction The buying and selling of a currency pair. Transaction Cost The cost associated with buying or selling a currency pair. Transaction Date The date on which a position is opened or closed. Treasury Bills U.S. Treasury short term bonds with 13, 26 and 52 weeks maturities. Treasury Bonds...

Tier One The highest possible credit strength rating, give by the Bank of International Settlements. Time Value The value that an option has besides intrinsic value. Time value represents the value that an option will have from the possibility of an increase in value of the underlying asset (or...

Take Profit Order A limit order set to close a position if the price reaches a predetermined level in order to realize profits. Take Profits Closing a position with unrealized profits. Take The Offer A verbal agreement to accept a dealer's offer on the trading floor during open outcry. See Also:...

Squeeze When the central bank retracts the money supply to increase the price of money. See Also: Monetary Policy Stable Market A market that is large enough to accommodate heavy trading without too big swings. An example would be the EUR/USD forex market. Sterilization When the central bank makes a...

Short Covering Closing a short position by buying the exact same amount of a currency pair that was previously sold short. Short Position Selling a security. Short selling is selling a borrowed asset with the intent to buy it back at a lower price. Short Put Selling (writing) an option that requires...

Same Day Transaction Opening and closing a position on the same day. Samurai Market Slang term for the Japanese stock market. Scalper A forex trader that makes many small trades a day. A scalper is a forex trader that chooses to follow a strategy of doing several smaller trades with less risk than...

Retail FX Market The part of the forex market aimed at individuals and offered by brokers. Retail Sales Sales of retail goods in a country or region. In the United States the retail sales report is released monthly for the previous month by the Census Bureau and the Department of Commerce ....

Rainbow Option A type of option where there is more than one underlying asset. For the option to be profitable, all underlying assets must be in the money. See Also: Options Rally A period of trading that makes the price surge upwards. Rate The price of a currency against another. The rate is...

Quantitative analysis Mathematical analysis of price movements using advanced mathematical and statistical models and tools. See Also: Technical Analysis Quantitative Easing Increasing the money supply  (by the central bank) to encourage spending. Well known examples are the Bank of Japan's...

Price gap When the price of a security jumps to a higher or lower level without any overlapping trading. Price limit The high and low prices that an option or commodity is allowed to reach during a trading session. When the price limit is reached, no more trading will take place for the rest of...

Point & Figure Chart A type of chart that does not show the passage of time, but rather shows rising and falling prices as either circles or crosses. This type of chart is used to determine critical support and resistance levels. Political Risk Larger changes in a country's or region's politic...

Par The upfront face value of an asset or security. Par Spread When the bid and ask price for a forward spread rate are the same. Paris Nickname for the US Dollar – French Franc currency pair, before France adopted the Euro Partial Lot Trading only part of a lot such as 1/10 or 7/10 of the standard...

Order An instruction made to a broker to buy or sell an asset in the market. Oscillators Technical analysis tool that is used to determine if a currency pair or other asset is overbought or oversold. See Also: Statistical Oscillators Out Of The Money When an options strike price (the price at which...

Odd Lot A lot that deviates in size from the standard lot size of 100,000 units. See Also: Lot Offer The Ask price. The price at which the holder of a currency is willing to sell. Offer Price The Ask price. The price at which the holder of a currency is willing to sell. Off-Shore A business, often a...

New Zealand Dollar (NZD) The currency of New Zealand. One NZD is made up of 100 cents. News trader A trader who primarily trades on news releases such as economic reports and Federal Reserve announcements. News releases are usually followed by hectic trading times. No Dealing Desk (NDD) A broker...

Naked Put Any kind of put option where the option writer isn't short in the underlying asset. Also referred to as an 'uncovered option’. See Also: Option Narrow Market A market where there is little trading. See Also: Thin Market National Futures Association (NFA) The organization that regulates the...

Mediation If there is a dispute between two parties concerning a futures contract, the national futures association (NFA) can act as a mediator to find a solution. Mediation is the process where the two concerned parties use a third independent party (the mediator) to find a mutually agreeable...

Margin Call A Margin Call happens when a broker asks for the trader to fund his account with more cash or securities (or sell securities), so the minimum maintenance margin can be met. A margin call will happen once the value of the trading account dips below a predetermined level set by the broker....

M1 Money supply measurement which includes all cash and liquids in circulation, money in checking accounts and travelers checks. M2 Money supply measurement which includes M1, money in savings accounts, money market funds and small Certificates of Deposit. M3 Money supply measurement which includes...

Liquidation An account being closed due to margin calls. The account value cannot sustain a position. This most frequently happens when there is a large amount of leverage used on a losing trade. Liquidity Liquidity of a market refers to the volume of the current market, the liquidity is a term for...

Law of One Price The theory that the price of an asset, commodity or security will be the same between countries when corrected for exchange rates. The law of one price is another way of describing the mechanism of purchasing power parity. See Also: Purchasing Power Parity Lawful Money Currency...

would this EA text once active in metatrader autofill the take profit field with a 3 pip take profit above the current market price on the forex for any buy or sell trade? if it would not how would i do that, the fastest way for every trade? #define SIGNAL_NONE 0 #define SIGNAL_BUY 1 #define...

Hi, Would like to introduce our services on RAS, ID: 21290 - We have been 2 years trading with the same method with consistent results - We have a maximum fixed stop loss for every trade - We dont do martingale - We only trade one pair - We provide an average of 700-1000 pips per month. We have...