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- Abandoned Baby
- Accumulation Area
- Accumulative Swing Index (ASI)
- Aggressors
- Algorithmic Trading: Definition, How It Works, Pros & Cons
- Alligator
- Altcoins
- Andrews’ Pitchfork
- Anti Money Laundering
- Appreciation
- Arbitrage
- Aroon Oscillator: Definition, Calculation Formula, Trade Signals
- Aroon Up/Down
- Ascending Channel
- Ascending Trend Line
- Ascending Triangle
- Ask Price
- Asset Purchase Programme (APP)
- Asymmetric Encryption
- Asymmetric Slippage
- Austerity
- Average Directional Index (ADX)
- Average True Range (ATR)
- Awesome Oscillator
- Bail-In
- Bailout
- Balance of Trade (BOT): Definition, Calculation, and Examples
- Baltic Dry Index
- Bank Levy
- Bank of International Settlement (BIS)
- Bank Run
- Bar Chart
- Base Currency
- Basis Point
- Bear Flag
- Bear Trap
- Bearish
- Bearish Engulfing
- Bearish Market
- Beige Book
- Bid/Ask Spread
- Bid Price: Definition, Example, Vs. Ask Price
- Bitcoin (BTC)
- Bitcoin Block
- Bitcoin Cash
- Block Height
- Blockchain
- Blue Chip
- Bollinger Bands
- Bond
- Bond Auction
- Bond Yield
- Breakdown
- Breakeven Point: Definition, Examples, and How to Calculate
- Breakout(s)
- Brent Crude
- Bretton Woods Agreement of 1944
- BRIC
- Broadening Formation
- Broker: Definition, Types, Regulation, and Examples
- Broker-Dealer
- What Is a Buck? Definition as Money, Meaning, History, and Value
- What Is a Bull? Definition in Investing, Traits, and Examples
- Bull Flag
- Bull Trap
- Bullish
- Bullish Belt Hold
- Bullish Engulfing
- Bullish Market
- Buy Limit Order: Definition, Pros & Cons, and Example
- What Is a Buy Stop Order and When Should it be Used?
- Buy The Dips
- Camarilla Pivot Points
- Capital Markets Authority of Kenya
- Carry Trade
- Catalyst
- Cboe EuroCurrency Volatility Index (EVZ)
- What Is a Central Bank
- Central Bank Intervention
- Central Bank of Kenya (CBK)
- Central Counterparty Clearing House (CCP)
- Central Limit Order Book (CLOB)
- Chaikin Oscillator
- Chart Pattern
- Chartist
- Coin Age
- Comdoll
- Commercial Corporations
- Commitments of Traders Report (COT)
- Commodity
- Commodity Channel Index (CCI)
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
- Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA)
- Confirmation
- Confluence
- Consensus Algorithm
- Consolidation
- Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index (CCI)
- Consumer Price Index (CPI)
- Continuation Pattern
- Continuous Linked Settlement (CLS)
- Contract for Difference (CFD)
- Convergence
- Cost of Carry: Definition, Models, Factors, and Formula
- Council of the European Union
- Counterparty
- Cross Currency
- Cross Rate
- Cryptocurrency
- Cup and Handle
- Currency Code
- Currency Devaluation
- Currency Exchange Controls
- Currency Exposure
- Currency Futures
- Currency Hedging
- Currency Manipulation
- Currency Option
- Currency Pair
- Currency Peg
- Currency Risk
- Currency Spot Rate
- Currency Symbol
- Current Account
- Daily Chart
- Dark Cloud Cover
- Dash (DASH)
- Day Trader: Definition, Techniques, Strategies, and Risks
- Dealer
- Debt-to-GDP ratio
- Deflation
- Demarker Indicator
- Depreciation
- Derivative
- Descending Channel
- Detrended Price Oscillator
- Diamond Top Formation: Key Characteristics, and Trends
- Direct Market Access (DMA)
- Direct Price Stream
- Directional Movement Index (DMI)
- Dirty Float
- Discretionary Account: Definition, Examples, Pros & Cons
- Discretionary Trading
- Disparity Index
- Divergence
- Do Your Own Research (DYOR)
- Dogecoin
- Doji
- Dollar Index
- Double Bottom
- Double Top
- Dovish
- Dow Theory
- Downtrend
- Dragonfly Doji
- Drawdown
- Durable Goods Orders
- Electronic Communication Network (ECN): Definition and Examples
- European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)
- Economic Calendar
- Economic Indicators
- Economists
- Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH)
- Electronic Direct Trading
- Electronic Market Maker
- Elliott Wave Theory
- Emerging Markets
- Employment Cost Index
- Employment Situation Report
- Engulfing Pattern
- Entry Order
- Ethereum (ETH)
- Ethereum Classic (ETC)
- Euro (EUR)
- Euro Interbank Offer Rate Definition, Uses, Vs. Eonia
- Eurobond
- Eurodollars
- Eurogroup
- European Central Bank (ECB)
- European Commission
- European Currency Unit (ECU)
- European Economic Area (EEA)
- European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
- European Union (EU)
- Eurozone
- Evening Doji Star
- Evening Star
- Exchange Rate
- Exotic Currency
- Expectancy
- Exponential Moving Average (EMA)
- Fakeout
- Falling Knife
- Falling Three Methods
- Falling Wedge
- Fear of Missing Out (FOMO)
- Federal Funds Rate
- Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)
- Federal Reserve
- Fibonacci Arcs
- Fibonacci Channel
- Fibonacci Ellipse
- Fibonacci Extension
- Fibonacci Fan
- Fibonacci Retracement
- Fibonacci Spiral
- Fibonacci Time Projection
- Fibonacci Time Zones
- Fill Ratio
- Fiscal Policy
- Forex (FX): Definition, How to Trade Currencies, and Examples
- Forex Demo Account
- Forward Contract
- Fundamental Analysis
- Futures Contract Definition: Types, Mechanics, and Uses in Trading
- Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
- Greenback
- Hammer
- Hanging Man
- Hawkish
- Hedge Fund
- Hedge Definition: What It Is and How It Works in Investing
- High-Frequency Trading (HFT)
- Inflation
- Keltner Channel
- Kenya Shilling
- Know Your Customer (KYC)
- Leverage
- Liquidity
- What Is M-Pesa? Definition, How Service Works, and Example
- MACD Indicator Explained, with Formula, Examples, and Limitations
- Majors Currency Pairs
- Marabuzo
- Margin and Margin Trading Explained Plus Advantages and Disadvantages
- Margin Call
- Market Risk
- Market Sentiment
- Micro lot
- Mini lot
- Monetary Policy
- Money Management
- Moving Average (MA): Purpose, Uses, Formula, and Examples
- North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
- National Employment Report (ADP)
- National Futures Association (NFA)
- Negative Interest Rate Policy (NIRP)
- Non-Convertible Currency
- Non-deliverable Forward (NDF)
- Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP)
- What is Notional Value and How does it Work
- What Are Open Market Operations, and How Do They Work?
- Parabolic SAR (Stop and Reverse)
- Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE)
- PesaLink
- What Are Pips in Forex Trading and What Is Their Value?
- Political Risk (Polirisk)
- Quantitative Analysis
- Quantitative Easing (QE)
- Quote Currency
- Recession
- Relative Vigor Index (RVI)
- Resistance Level: Definition, Example, Vs. Support Level
- Relative Strength Index (RSI)
- Scalping
- Short Sell
- Speculation: Trading With High Risks, High Potential Rewards
- Spinning Top Candlestick
- Spreads in Finance: The Multiple Meanings in Trading Explained
- Standard Lot
- Stochastic Oscillator
- Stop-Loss Orders: One Way To Limit Losses and Reduce Risk
- What Is the Support Level in Forex, and How Do You Trade It?
- Swap
- Swing Trading
- Take Profit Order
- Technical Analysis
- Trading Account: Definition, How To Open, Margin Requirements
- Trading Platform
- Trend: Definition, Types, Examples, and Uses in Trading
- Trendline
- Unemployment Rate
- VIX (CBOE Volatility Index)
- Volatility
- Weak Shorts
- Wedge
- Weighted Moving Average (WMA)
- West Texas Intermediate (WTI)
- Whipsaw
- Williams %R
- WM/Reuters Benchmark Rates
- Working Order
- Xenocurrency
- Yield
- Yield Chasing
- Yield Curve Control (YCC)
- Zero Interest Rate Policy
- Zero Lower Bound (ZLB)
- ZEW Economic Expectations
- ZEW Financial Market Survey
- Zombie