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Commodities are basic goods that can be interchanged with other commodities of the same type. They are most often

Rollover is the interest paid or earned for holding a position overnight. Each currency has an overnight interest rate associated

The Forex market is open 24 hours a day from 5 00 PM ET on Sunday until 5 00

Stop Out level is a certain required margin level in %, at which a trading platform will start to

A margin call is a brokers demand on an investor using margin to deposit additional money or securities so

A pip (Percentage in Point) is a unit of change in an exchange rate of a currency pair. Most currency

A lot is a standard unit of measurement in Forex trading. One standard lot represents 100,000 units of the base

Leverage allows you to open a trading position larger than your own capital. It is expressed as a ratio.

In trading terms, a spread is the difference between the buying price (ask) and the selling price (bid) of an

Contract for Difference (CFD) trading is an agreement to exchange the difference in value, from when the contract was opened

Major currency pairs are those that include the US dollar and the currencies of the worlds largest economies like EUR/USD,

Forex trading involves buying one currency while simultaneously selling another, primarily for the purpose of speculation. Currency values rise (appreciate)