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Back Office Departments and processes related to performing and closing financial trades. |
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Bar Chart A kind of chart used in Forex. There are four main points: maximum and minimum on the vertical bar and the opening price on the left side of the bar and the closing price on the right side of the bar. |
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Base currency The first currency shown on a currency pair. It compares the value of the second currency in the pair. |
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Basis The difference between the spot price or current price and the future price of an asset. |
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Balance of trade The difference between a country's exporting and importing operations. |
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Basis Point The one hundredth part of 1%. It is used for interest rate variations. |
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Bid price The price according to which a market buys a currency. An investor can sell this base currency for this price. |
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Bid/Ask spread The difference between demand and offer prices of a currency |
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Broker An intermediary that manages buy and sell orders from a third party. |
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Bull market A market whose prices are significantly increasing. The opposite of Bear Market. |
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Bear Market A market whose prices are significantly decreasing. The opposite of Bull Market. |
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Big Figure An expression used by invertors regarding the first figures of an exchange rate. These figures usually don't change in general markets. |
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Book In a professional investment environment, a book is a complete record of all trader trades. |
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Bundesbank Germany's Central Bank. |
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Bullish Trend Channel The bullish triangle is usually a standard operational method based on continuous standard. Continuation standards also include symmetric triangles, bearish triangles, wedges, flags, rectangles, and pennants, and they are essentially technical standards that are expected to confirm the continuation of an existing trend. Continuation standards are seen as powerful operational tools, since they yield low-risk opportunities with excellent returns. A bullish triangle demonstrated with graphic standards is known to have a bullish trade and be a result of high and low prices that have started to converge and formed a point. If lines are drawn above and below this point, the upper line will be horizontal and the lower line will have a positive inclination, forming an angle.
Bullish triangles are considered to be more reliable when they occur during a bullish trend and purchase orders must be placed when they reach the top and go over the triangle. On the other hand, if they're shown to be a false standard or if the bullish triangle fails, then it is advisable that you sell it when the market goes outside and under the triangle. |
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Bullish triangle Germany's Central Bank. |
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