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The buying and selling of the same amount of a security; in dubious cases it is done to inflate perceived trading volume and liquidity. In forex it refers to opening and closing a position within a single day, often multiple times, which can interfere with technical analysis.
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Day Trading
The practice of opening and closing positions within a single trading day to profit from short-term price movements, avoiding overnight positions.
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The total money value or volume of all executed transactions in a given time period.
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Aggressive
A description of traders and/or price action acting with conviction.
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The simultaneous buying and selling of the same currency in different markets to profit from small price differences. The strategy exploits temporary inefficiencies in FX markets.
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An instruction given to a dealer to buy or sell at the best rate that can be obtained at a specific time.
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An instruction given to a dealer to buy or sell at a specific price or better.
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A third party coordinating the sale of financial securities between sellers and buyers. Exchanges only accept orders from their members, so traders and investors use brokers as intermediaries; brokers are compensated through commissions, fees or payment from the exchange.
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Traders who expect prices to rise and who may be holding long positions.
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