| 1. | Adjustable Peg | Exchange rate regimen where a currency's exchange rate is pegged (fixed) in relation to a stronger currency, such as the US dollar or the euro. The pegged rate is adjusted occasionally More… |
| 2. | Aggregate Risk | A bank's exposure to forex contracts from a single customer. |
| 3. | Agio | A fee charged to exchange money from one currency to another. |
| 4. | API Trading | Trading that is conducted through an Application Programming Interface. APIs, such as the one available for FXTrade, enable users to build custom trading functionality into their own More… |
| 5. | APIs | Application Programming Interface, used in forex to automate trading. See also: API Trading |
| 6. | Arbitrage | Profiting from differences in the price of a single currency pair that is traded on more than one market. |
| 7. | Asian Option | An option that pays off according to the average prices of the underlying asset over time. |
| 8. | Ask | The price at which sellers are willing to sell a currency pair, also known as the 'offer', 'ask price', and 'ask rate'. See also: Ask Price |
| 9. | Ask Rate | See Ask. |
| 10. | Asset | An item that has value. |
| 11. | Asset Class | An item that has value; an investment such as stocks, options, or forex. |
| 12. | AUD/USD | The abbreviation for the Australian dollar and U.S. dollar (AUD/USD) currency pair or cross. The currency pair tells the reader how many U.S. dollars (the quote currency) are needed to More… |
| 13. | Aussie | Dealer slang for the AUD/USD currency pair. See also: AUD/USD |
| 14. | Authorized Dealer | Depending on the regulatory body, a dealer authorized to deal in forex. |
| 15. | Automated Trader | A trader who uses an automated system to input trades without any human input. |
| 16. | Cable | The British pound/US Dollar exchange rate GBP/USD. |
| 17. | Candlestick Chart | A chart that displays the daily trading price range (open, high, low and close). A form of Japanese charting that has become popular in the West. A narrow line (shadow) shows the day's More… |
| 18. | Carry (Interest-Rate Carry) | The income or cost associated with keeping a foreign exchange position overnight. This is derived when the currency pairs in the position have different interest rates for the same period More… |
