Sell
Opening a trade by selling, speculating that the price of the security will drop; the trade is closed by buying back the asset at a lower price to secure a profit.
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Buy
Taking a long position on a product.
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Selling a security with the promise to buy it back later to close the position. Short positions let traders speculate on falling prices and profit in declining markets.
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The selling of a currency or product not owned by the seller, with the expectation of the price decreasing.
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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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