Exchange Dictionary
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According to statistics, about 20% of all transactions in the foreign exchange market involve the euro. It is the second most popular currency among investors and private traders, as well as many states use it as a reserve currency. At the time of writing, the euro is under pressure due to the unfavorable economic situation in the euro area. Investment attractiveness of the EUR in this regard is quite low. The European Union consists of 17 countries that use the Euro, if not directly, as a rigid reference point for the exchange rates of their national currencies. The EU interest rate has varied in different years from rather high to as low as possible as a stimulus for the economy. The European currency first appeared...
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During the daily observation of currency pair quotes almost every trader comes to the conclusion that there are some dependencies, correlations and peculiarities among the currencies. The main currencies that account for the most transactions in the market are: USD, EUR, JPY ,GBP, CHF. Let us have a look at the first one. U.S. dollar - USD Statistically, the most operations with the U.S. dollar. According to various estimates, such operations account for about 42% of total market transactions. To date, the dollar is a universal means of payment and a safe haven currency. Let us recall the global financial crisis of 2008. The EUR/USD fell from 1.60 to 1.23.
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Уровень сопротивления (resistance) — в биржевой торговле и на это отметка или уровень на графике, который показывает максимальную цену инструмента за определённый промежуток времени. Уровню сопротивления противоположен уровень поддержки, являющейся нижней границей ценового канала. Пробой уровня сопротивления Пробой уровня сопротивления происходит при движении цены снизу вверх. Как правило, при наличии сильного уровня сопротивления, цена останавливается возле него, находясь не в состоянии его преодолеть (отскок), либо сделать это с первой попытки. После пробоя сопротивления часто следует активный рост курса. В рыночной терминологии быки (игроки на возрастание) толкают цену вверх, а медведи (игроки на понижение) – вниз. Поэтому в случае возникновения трудностей для…
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The futures market is also called the derivatives market, where transactions are made with futures contracts: forwards, futures, options, swaps. Depending on the instruments, the futures market can be exchange-traded (for example, operations with futures) and over-the-counter (operations with forwards). The types of contracts traded on the futures market involve the future delivery of the underlying asset on predetermined terms and differ in terms of the rights and obligations of the buyer and the seller of the contract.
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Open-end mutual funds are mutual investment funds whose main focus of investment is shares of open-end joint stock companies. The acquisition and management of shares by a mutual fund is carried out with the money of the unit holders (depositors). The price of units is directly proportional to the price of shares: if a company's shares rise in price, the value of units also increases. The success and efficiency of an open-end mutual fund depend on how professionally the manager defines the profitability of the acquired securities. Features of open mutual funds of shares The shareholders of open mutual funds of shares receive dividends on shares only when the units are redeemed as part of the price of the unit. The right to vote on shares does not pass to shareholders, it is at the disposal of the management company. Open mutual funds of shares are considered to be the most risky type of mutual funds, since....
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What is economic growth? Economic growth is the long-term trend of increasing real GDP (less often GNP, GNP, or NP) per capita. Economic growth is a quantitative measure that depends on the well-being of the people: life expectancy, health care, level of education and quality of life, etc. What types of economic growth are there? Sustained, long-term economic growth The American economist W. Rostow, who studied this type of economic growth, noted that it is often observed in countries that have just begun the process of economic development from a low level. At the same time, GDP per capita is consistently growing, new jobs are being created, investments are being increased and the well-being of the population is increasing. Zero Growth The concept of zero economic growth originated...
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The Federal Reserve System (Fed) serves as the central bank of the United States under the Act of December 23, 1913. The government plays a significant role in the management of the Federal Reserve System, with private ownership of capital. The Fed is a special kind of financial institution which combines characteristics of an independent legal entity and a public state agency. This was done to provide a balance between the taxpayers and the government and to prevent the possible use of the issue of money in the short-term interests of the U.S. Government, for example, to cover the budget deficit. The Federal Reserve consists of 12 regional reserve banks and a large number of private banks, which receive an inalienable, fixed return on FRB shares in exchange...
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Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is one of the most popular trend-following indicators. The MACD is the difference between the 12 and 26 exponential averages - plus a 9-period moving average for determining entry signals. MACD is most commonly shown as a bar chart. The crossing of zero line and divergence are considered basic signals. More about MACD indicator
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Индикатор Parabolic SAR – один из основных и наиболее популярных стандартных трендовых индикаторов. Первое название индикатора – «stop and reverse» (SAR), которое данный показатель получил в 1976 году. Основная задача, которую вкладывал в Parabolic SAR его создатель Уэллес Уилдер, — это определение тренда и момента закрытия позиций в период разворота рынка. Если график показывает рост, Parabolic SAR расположен ниже графика, если график направлен вниз, то индикатор стоит выше. При пересечении с ценовым графиком, Parabolic разворачивается и переходит на другую сторону от линии цены. Точка пересечения индикатора и графика является сигналом смены тренда. Подробнее об индикаторе Parabolic SAR
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What is tick volume? Tick volume reflects the number of ticks per unit of time, and the "tick" itself is nothing but the change in price of an instrument by one basis point. In fact, this type of volume is a simple oscillation counter and is not connected with the volumes of deals. In simple words, the tick volume shows how many times the price changed during a specified time and is not related to the real trading volumes. How to know the tick volume? Tick volume is available in any MetaTrader 4 terminal, and, as opposed to exchange volume, is available for all trading instruments provided by a broker. Note, the tick volume shows the amount of price change for a particular...
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Price Action trading tactic is one of the most popular types of trading strategies without the use of technical indicators. It is used in various markets, including . The basis of the Price Action trading tactic is the technical rule "Price takes into account everything", so based on the candlestick patterns of this TS, the fans of this system perform their transactions. The main patterns of Price Action trading tactics are Pin Bar and Incide Bar. These are price formations that indicate the continuation or reversal of the trend. Learn more about the Price Action trading tactic
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What is the optimization of the trading advisor in MT4? Optimization of the trading advisor in the MetaTrader terminal tester - the process of research of the trading advisor in the terminal, which allows by enumerating the basic external parameters of the robot in a given range with a given step, to find the best option of their ratio for the current market. Why do you need to optimize a trading Expert Advisor? The currency market is constantly changing. The volatility coefficient of currency pairs, the dynamics of their movement, etc. are changing. Sometimes even the most profitable trading robots become loss-making over time. For trading to become profitable again, optimization of Expert Advisors is necessary. How to optimize Expert Advisor in MetaTrader 4? Optimization of Expert Advisor is done in the strategy tester of the MT4 trading terminal, no additional...
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Neural network system of stock data analysis is one of the most recently invented and actively discussed trading strategies for working in all types of financial markets, including . The basis of various neural network indicators and experts is a neural network, on the basis of which the analysis is done and the further work of the program is built. The basic idea of the neural network programming is to carry out data-driven analysis and automatically "fit" trading parameters to the current market situation.
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What is MagicNumber? MagicNumber MQL for MetaTrader is a "magic" identifier of an open order, which is usually used for correct teamwork of Expert Advisors and traders in MetaTrader 4. What is the essence of MagicNumber? The MagicNumber parameter is used to allow several trading experts or experts working in parallel with a trader to correctly process the orders which have been opened by them only. As a result, when working (modifying, closing, deleting, etc.) with already open orders, the EAs process only those that have this magic number. The MagicNumber tool is typical only for the MQL programming language in the MetaTrader terminal. To use Magic numbers in manual trading is not...
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Average Monthly Profit (AMP) is a mathematical indicator of averaging the profitability of a trading strategy, which allows you to evaluate the effectiveness of the TS in general, without looking at individual positive and negative results of its work. For a good trading strategy the level of the average monthly profit must be positive and not strongly differ from the results of most trading months. This allows to judge the TS as stable in different periods and market conditions, as well as to see the extreme values in the statistics and look for the reasons of the indicator's outliers to improve the system.
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AUDUSD currency pair is one of the major currency markets, which reflects the dynamics of the buying price of the Australian dollar for the American dollar. AUDUSD currency pair is often used in carry trade transactions, because participating countries have a significant difference in the level of interest rates and monetary policy. AUDUSD currency pair belongs to the category of risky pairs for the same reason, so its movement is mainly influenced by the movement in the commodity markets, as well as statistics from importers of products from Australia. You can see the AUDUSD dynamics in the "Charts" section.
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German Khan (born October 24, 1961, Kiev, Ukrainian SSR) is a Russian businessman, billionaire and shareholder. He is an executive director and ideological leader of TNK-BP. For quite a long time he has been in TOP 100, the richest people in the world. Read more about Herman Khan
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Tyumen Oil Company (TNK-BP) is a major Russian oil company, which is the third largest in Russia in terms of oil production. TNK-BP was registered in the British Virgin Islands in 2003 as a joint project of the British company BP and the Russian TNK. TNK itself appeared in 1995, when Nizhnevartovskneftegaz, Tyumenneftegaz, and the Ryazan Refinery were separated from Rosneft. TNK-BP is producing oil in West Siberia (Tyumen, Novosibirsk regions, Khanty-Mansiysk and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District); in the Volga-Urals region (Orenburg and Saratov regions, and the Republic of Udmurtia); in East Siberia (Irkutsk region); and in the Far East (Sakhalin). The company owns five refineries in the following cities: Ryazan, Nizhnevartovsk, Nyagan, Saratov, and Lisichansk (Ukraine). В...
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Money market mutual funds are mutual investment funds that specialize in investing exclusively in highly rated bonds of all kinds (state, municipal, corporate), bank deposits, units of other mutual funds and foreign currency. Money market mutual funds retain the advantages of bond mutual funds, i.e. a medium level of risks and a rather high yield. The peculiarity of this type of unit funds is that when units are redeemed, the unit holders must pay income tax (13%) in addition to other costs (commissions and fees to the management company and the depositary). The yield on money market mutual funds is in the range of 5-7%, which is comparable to the normal rate on a deposit. Thus, most often the shareholders of such a fund are those who strive for a reliable...
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The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) - Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) - was established in 1911, becoming at that time the largest commercial and savings bank in Australia. In 1924 the RBA was given the authority to issue the Australian dollar. As a central bank, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) was recognized in 1945. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) meets 11 times a year, usually on the first Tuesday of each month. It aims to ensure the stability of the national currency, maintain full employment and the prosperity of the economy and the welfare of the Australian people.
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