Indicators are visual software tools that allow a trader to gather more information or data about the movement of the markets and consequently make more educated trading decisions. There are hundreds of trading indicators used worldw...

Whether the market is rising or falling, you can trade currencies with XM. Since online trading is conducted Over the Counter (OTC) and not through an exchange, you can speculate on both rising and falling prices without having to ow...

Trade volume is the size of the order you are executing and can be referred to in terms of the number of standard lots or units of a standard lot. Each standard lot is equal to 100,000 of the base currency. A unit of a standard lot...

When you exchange currencies at the exchange rate, you are usually quoted two prices, the Bid and the Ask. The Ask is the price at which you buy a certain currency and what the market is willing to sell at. Consequently, the Bid is t...

Trading leveraged products means you are entering positions with much higher volumes than the amount available in your account. This offers you the unique opportunity to make more profits by investing fewer funds but you also run the ...

A Margin Call is triggered when the equity in your account is equal to the margin held against your open positions and your Margin Level is 50%. This means that your positions are in danger of being liquidated at the Stop Out Level d...

Nothing is guaranteed in the financial markets due to the varying levels of price volatility on a daily basis. All positions are filled on the basis of market execution. Market execution means all trades will be executed at the best a...

Each term indicates differently on MT4 trading platform. Please refer to the following explanations. Balance: Total amount of funds in the account after the profits and losses from all trades have been realized. Equity: Balance plu...

A Stop Loss Order is an order to close a losing trade automatically at a certain price in order to limit its loss. This type of order is one of the main risk management tools you can benefit from as a trader especially if you are not ...

Limit and Stop Orders are known as pending orders and unlike market orders are triggered only when the market reaches a price you have set. Limit Orders Limit Orders are used to enter the market at a price advantage. For exampl...