Pending Orders
Pending orders allow you to specify a future price at which you wish to enter a trade.
Practical Starting Capital
Practical starting capital is the amount of money that allows you to implement a sound risk management strategy using appropriate position sizes without being overly exposed to market fluctuations or margin calls.
Put Options
A put option gives the holder the right, but not the obligation, to sell an underlying asset at a specified price (strike price) before a certain expiry date.
Short Position
A short position is a “sell” position in a CFD, initiated at the current bid price.
Short Selling
Short selling involves selling an asset you don’t own, expecting to buy it back later at a lower price, allowing you to profit from falling prices.
Slippage
Slippage is the phenomenon where standard stop-losses do not guarantee execution at the exact specified price in volatile markets.
Spread
Spreads are the bid-ask difference, which represents a trading cost where tighter spreads usually mean lower cost.
Stop-Limit Order
A stop-limit order combines a stop price and a limit price, becoming a limit order once the stop price is hit, which means it will only execute at the specified limit price or better, but may not be filled if the market moves too quickly.
Stop-Loss Order
A stop-loss is a risk management tool typically placed just below a preceding intraday swing low for a long position or just above a preceding intraday swing high for a short position.
Take-Profit Order
These orders automatically close your position when the market reaches a specified profit level, helping to lock in gains.