Currency appreciation is when one currency in a forex pair increases in value relative to the other currency in the pair. Forex traders often talk about one currency ‘strengthening’ in relation to another, meaning that it would cost more to buy, or that it can buy more of another currency when sold.
Crystallization is the term used when a trader or business closes a position and then reopens an identical position immediately.
CPI stands for the consumer price index, an average of several consumer goods and services that are used to give an indication of inflation.
A covered call is when a trader sells (or writes) call options in an asset that they currently have a long position on. They are also known as buy-writes.
The cost of maintaining an investment position is often referred to as the cost of carry or carrying charge. It can come in many forms, including interest on margins or the loans used to make the trade, or the cost of storage and insurance associated with holding a commodity.
Bond convexity is a measure of the relationship between a bond’s price and interest rates. It is used to assess the impact that a rise or fall in interest rates can have on a bond’s price – which highlights a bond holder’s exposure to risk.
Contracts for difference (CFDs) are a type of financial derivative used in CFD trading, which works as an agreement to exchange the difference in the price of an asset from when the position is opened to when it is closed. CFDs can be used to speculate on the future price of a variety of markets, including shares, forex, commodities, indices, bonds, and others.
An industry’s concentration ratio is the size of a certain number of firms in an industry compared to its total size. It is used to calculate one or more firms’ dominance of their sector.
A commodity is a basic physical asset, often used as a raw material in the production of goods or services.
The commission is the charge levied by an investment broker for making trades on a trader’s behalf.
