Character D : Forex Glossary : Trade Terms and Definitions

Our Forex Glossary is a unique guide designed efficiently for the study of foreign currency trade and investment. It covers an extensive range of definitions and hyper linked keywords along with a number of examples. At present, our Forex Glossary contains 1200 terms that are related to online currency trading and investment and it is updated on a regular basis.

The Forex Trading terminology (jargon) and trade terms is always changing and we are always updating our Forex Trading Glossary with new terms on a regular basis.

Character D (Forex Trading Terms)

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Day Trading - This is referred to positions that are opened as well as closed on the same trading day.
Dealer - A person who acts as a principal or equivalent person to a transaction is known as a dealer. Principals take one side of the position and hope for earning a profit by closing the position with another party in a subsequent trade.
Deficit - When the balance of trade or payments comes out in negative, then it is termed as deficit.
Delivery - When both sides make and take the actual delivery of the traded currencies in an FX trade, it is known as Delivery.
Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) UK House Prices - A monthly survey done by the DCLG in order to measure the price trends in the UK real estate market.
Depreciation - A term used for a drop in the value of a currency as a result of the market forces.
Derivative - A contract whose value changes due to the price movements of a related or an underlying security, future or any other physical instrument. The most common derivative instrument is the Option.
Devaluation - It is a purposeful downward adjustment of the price of a currency that is normally done by an official announcement.
Discount Rate - The interest rate charged by the Federal Reserve Bank, from an eligible depository institution for borrowing short-term funds.
Discretionary Account - The type of account in which the customers authorizes a trading institution to buy and sell currency pairs on his behalf.

The terms below will soon be in the Glossary

• Designated Self Regulatory Organization (DSRO)
• Decorum and Attire Action Type
• Directly Taking the Other Side
• Dismissal Without Prejudice
• Directly Crossing Orders
• Dismissal With Prejudice
• Discretionary Account
• Daily Trading Limit
• Delivery Instrument
• Disclosure Document
• Deliverable Grades
• Deliverable Stocks
• Daily Price Limit
• Deferred Delivery
• Dow Jones Average
• Deferred Futures
• Delivery Notice
• Delivery Option
• Delivery Points
• Delta Margining
• Diagonal Spread
• Discount Method
• Diversification
• Delivery Month
• Delivery Price
• Discount Basis
• Double Hedging
• Dealer Option
• Delivery Date
• Differentials
• Direct Quote
• Dual Trading
• Day Trading
• Delta Value
• Devaluation
• Day Trader
• Deposition
• Divergence
• Day Order
• Dismissal
• Decision
• Delivery
• Discount
• Downtick
• Default
• Deficit
• Deposit
• Dismiss
• Demand
• Delta
• Deck

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