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SATs/ Satoshi
The smallest unit of bitcoin with a value of 0.00000001 BTC. Sats also play a role in the cryptocurrency market since they are used to measure price movements in the market. Instead of saying that the price of Bitcoin is $10,000, traders can express it in terms of Sats. This makes it easier to track smaller price movements, as Sats represent a much smaller unit of the digital currency.
Scalability
Scalability is the limitations of a blockchain's transaction throughout and ability to have fast and low cast transactions.
Server
A server is a term that refers to software or a computer that serves transactions.
Short Sell
A short is to sell a base currency or to hold a sell position. It refers to a position that makes a profit if an asset's price decreases.
For example: if you go short EUR/USD, you are selling Euros and buying USD.
[ Antonyms ] - Long
Sidechain (subnetwork, subchain)
A sidechain (subnetwork/subchain) is a technology that processes virtual currency transactions on a blockchain (off-chain) separate from the main blockchain. The purpose of sidechain is to eliminate remittance speed delays. Instead of having all processes on the main blockchain, a sidechain is used to simplify calculations while offering the same security as the main blockchain.
Spread
The spread is the difference between the Bid price (buy price) and the Ask price (ask price).
Square Position
Square refers to the state in which you do not hold either a buy or sell position in Forex trading. It means you decided to stay out of the market, usually because you couldn't see an opportunity to trade.
Stablecoin
A Stablecoin is a cryptocurrency designed to achieve price stability by backing its price with another element (collateral). There are four main types of Stablecoins depending on the collateral: fiat currencies such as dollars and yen, other virtual currencies, those collateralise by specific commodities such as crude oil and gold, and collateralise (virtual currency The issuing company itself adjusts to stabilise the price). One of the representative Stablecoins is Tether (USDT), which is a legal currency collateral type.
Stagflation
Stagflation is a period during which an economy sees simultaneous stagnant growth and rising inflation. [Related terms] Inflation, deflation
Stock index CFD
A stock index is a term that expresses the movement of the stock price of the entire exchange or a specific group of stocks. It is the Nikkei Stock Average. All stock index stocks on Titan FX are CFD traded and classified as stock index CFDs. In addition, there is a description in "Indices" on the MT4 / MT5 stock list.
Stop loss
A stop loss is a limit order in which a trade is closed when a specified price is reached. It also refers to the settlement price set by the trader for the order, which is settled to prevent the loss from expanding when a certain price is reached.
For example, if you are long USD/JPY at 110.00, you could set it at 108.00. If the bid price falls to this level the trader will close automatically.
[ Antonym ] - Take profit
Stop order / Stop limit order
Stop order is an order placed to either buy above the market or sell below the market at a certain price. It is one of the ordering methods to set the desired trading price and place an order. Stop orders are normally used to take the traders out of a trade in the event the market goes against his/her position.
[ Antonym ] - Limit order
Stop Out
A Stop Out is a level at which all of a trader's positions are automatically liquidated because their margin has decreased to the point where it can't support continuing open position.
Support line
The support line is the price range in the chart analysis where the exchange rate has stopped declining at that level several times in the past. The support line can be flat or slanted up or down with the overall price trend
[ Antonym ] - Resistance line
Swap
A Swap is the interest rate difference between two currencies of the pair you are trading. It is calculated according to whether your position is long or short. If you buy a high interest rate currency and sell a low interest rate currency, you will receive an interest rate, and if you sell a high interest rate currency and you buy a low interest rate currency, you will pay an interest rate.
Swing trade
Swing trading is one of the trading methods and refers to trading that aims for capital gains from medium- to long-term price movements. It is a trading strategy that involves holding a position for longer than a day. If a trade seems sour, swing traders can exit the market before loosing too much.
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Take profit
A Take Profit (TP) is an instruction to close a trade at a specific rate if the market rises, to ensure your profit is realised and goes to your available balance. A take-profit order (T/P) is a type of limit order that specifies the exact price at which to close out an open position for a profit.
[ Antonym ] - Stop loss
Trend
A trend is the direction of price movements that is judged by the direction of the trend line or moving average line.
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U.S. Employment Statistics
The US employment statistics are statistics that show the employment situation such as the number of unemployed people and the number of employed people in the United States, and are said to be the most important economic indicators that show the economic situation. In principle, it is announced by the U.S. Department of Labor/Bureau of Labor Statistics on the first Friday of every month.
Unrealised gain
An Unrealised Gain is the hypothetical gain on a single Open Position, or on all Open Positions, valued at current market rates, as determined by the Forex trader or by his broker to assess his outstanding risk. The figure is computed by taking the current market value for a position and deducting its book value, i.e., the amount expended originally to purchase the open position.
Unrealised loss
An Unrealised Loss is the hypothetical loss on a single Open Position, or on all Open Positions, valued at current market rates, as determined by the Forex trader or by his broker to assess his outstanding risk. The figure is computed by taking the current market value for a position and deducting its book value, i.e., the amount expended originally to purchase the open position.
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Vanuatu Financial Services Commission
Titan FX is licensed as a financial institution by the Vanuatu Financial Services Commission (VFSC) established in 1993. (Registration No. 40313)
VFSC is responsible for securities trading, international banking, electronic trading, anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML & CTF) under the laws of the Republic of Vanuatu and the supervision of the Vanuatu Financial Intelligence Department and the Reserve Bank of Vanuatu. It manages and enforces relevant regulations.
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Virtual currency exchange
A virtual currency exchange refers to a market where users can trade virtual currencies while the virtual currency exchange acts as an intermediary for transactions between users.
Volatility
Volatility is a measure of the amount by which an asset price is expected to fluctuate over a given period. It is commonly used in financial markets to assess risk. When a currency's price fluctuates wildly up and down, it is said to have high volatility. When a currency pair does not fluctuate as much it is said to have low volatility.
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Wallet
A place where cryptocurrency users can store, send and receive digital assets. Wallets can be online (see hot wallet) or offline (see cold wallet).
Web Trader
WebTrader is a trading platform made by MetaQuotes, which has fewer functions than the download version of the platform, but you can trade just by logging in on your browser.
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Yield curve control
Yield curve control is one of monetary easing measures. The BOJ aims to draw an appropriate yield curve by inducing long-term interest rates by purchasing government bonds and by inducing short-term interest rates by paying interest on current account deposits.