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What Is a CFD?
CFDs allow traders take position on whether the value of a financial market - for example, a share, commodity, currency pair, or stock index - will rise or fall in short, medium or long term.
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Basic Terms and Vocabulary
Trading the markets can seem extremely daunting and complicated when you first start out. With a large amount of information easily accessible online, as well as ever-increasing ways to interpret charts, data and fast-moving markets, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed or succumb to the fear of the unknown.

One of the best things to keep in mind then is simplicity. Let’s begin step by step with simple terms and definitions that will be used in your trading journey.

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Scalping
Scalping is a trading strategy that requires the trader to place multiple trades, which seek to close out small profits over extremely short time frames. Find out how to start scalping in this article
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Stop Loss and Take Profit orders
Stop Loss and Take Profit orders are automatic features available on both the xStation and MT4 trading platforms to close trades when prices hit specific levels that you set. Find out how to make the best of stop loss and take profit orders in this short and comprehensive article.
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Closing Price
The closing price can be defined as the last closing rate in the day. Very often the closing price turns out to be an indicator of market sentiment. Find out how to make the best of it in this article.
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Double Tops and Bottoms
The double top and bottom price pattern is one of the most popular reversal price patterns in technical analysis. It’s very popular among traders not only because it’s fairly simple, but because it can be applied to all market segments and time intervals.
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Commodities (definitions)
Learn all the important definitions you need to understand to enter the world of commodity trading in this article.
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CFD (definitions)
Learn the most important definitions to know when entering the world of CFD trading. From leverage and swaps, to learning how to place take profit and stop loss orders.
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