Ask Price: The lowest price a seller will accept for a security or asset. Arbitrage: The buying of an asset in one market and selling in another for a higher price to make a better profit from price differences. Asset: Any resource with economic value that can be traded, such as stocks, bonds, commodities, or currencies.

Bear Market: A prolonged decline in asset prices, often driven by economic shifts and investor sentiment, requiring strategic risk management. Bid Price: The opposite of Ask Price, the maximum price a buyer will pay, reflecting real-time demand and market positioning. Broker: A market facilitator who connects buyers and sellers while optimizing trade execution and market access. Bull Market: A sustained rise in asset prices fueled by optimism, economic growth, and increased capital inflows.

CFD (Contract for Difference): A flexible trading instrument that lets traders speculate on price changes of assets without ownership, using leverage to maximize exposure while managing risk dynamically. Commodities: Fundamental assets like metals, energy, and agricultural goods that serve as economic benchmarks, with prices influenced by global supply, demand, and market speculation. Copy Trading: A trading strategy where individuals copy the trades of experienced traders, aiming to achieve similar results. Currency Pair: A currency pair showing how much of one currency is needed to buy another. Its value changes based on economic conditions, market demand, and global events.

Day Trading: Buying and selling assets within the same day to profit from short-term price changes. Derivative: A financial contract that gains value based on the price movements of underlying assets, interest rates, currency exchange rates, or indexes. Diversification: A risk management strategy that helps spread investments across different assets to minimize risk.

Economic Indicator: A statistic about economic activity that helps traders analyze the financial market, such as GDP, inflation rates, or employment data. Equity: The ownership interest in a company, typically represented by shares of stock. Exchange: A marketplace where securities, commodities, derivatives, and other financial instruments are traded. Execution: The completion of a buy or sell order for a financial asset.

Forex (Foreign Exchange): The global marketplace for buying and selling currencies. Forward Contract: A customized contract between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a specified future date for a price agreed upon today. Futures Contract: A standardized agreement to buy or sell an asset at a predetermined price at a specified time in the future.

Gap: A break between prices on a chart that occurs when the price of an asset moves sharply up or down with no trading in between. Gross Domestic Product (GDP): The total market value of all goods and services produced within a country over a specific period.

Hedging: A strategy used to minimize or offset the risk of adverse price movements in an asset. High-Frequency Trading (HFT): A type of algorithmic trading that executes a large number of orders in fractions of a second.

Index: A statistical measure of changes in a portfolio of stocks representing a portion of the overall market. Inflation: The rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services rises, eroding purchasing power.

J-Curve Effect: A phenomenon in which a country’s trade balance initially worsens following a currency depreciation before improving over time.

Key Interest Rate: The benchmark interest rate set by central banks that influences lending and borrowing rates in an economy. KYC (Know Your Customer): A regulatory requirement where financial institutions verify the identity of clients before engaging in business.

Leverage: The use of borrowed funds to increase one's trading position beyond what would be available from their cash balance alone. Liquidity: The degree to which an asset or security can be quickly bought or sold in the market without affecting its price. Long Position: A trading strategy where an investor buys an asset, expecting its price to rise.

Margin: The collateral required to open and maintain a leveraged trading position. Market Order: An order to buy or sell a security immediately at the best available current price. MetaTrader 5 (MT5): An advanced trading platform offering tools for comprehensive price analysis, algorithmic trading applications, and copy trading.

NASDAQ: A global electronic marketplace for buying and selling securities, known for its technology and growth-oriented stocks. Net Asset Value (NAV): The value of a fund’s assets minus its liabilities, often used to determine mutual fund prices.

Option: A financial derivative that provides the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an asset at a predetermined price before or at the expiration date. Over-the-Counter (OTC): A decentralized market where trading occurs directly between two parties without a central exchange.

Pip: The smallest price movement in the forex market, typically representing a one-digit move in the fourth decimal place of a currency pair. Portfolio: A collection of financial investments such as stocks, bonds, commodities, and cash equivalents held by an individual or institution. Position: A trader's exposure to a particular asset or market, either long (buying) or short (selling). Put Option: A contract giving the owner the right to sell an asset at a specific price before the expiration date.

Quantitative Easing (QE): A monetary policy in which a central bank purchases financial assets to increase money supply and stimulate the economy.

Rock-West Trader App: A proprietary mobile trading application by Rock-West, designed for intuitive and efficient trading. Risk Management: Strategies used to minimize potential losses in trading, such as stop-loss orders and diversification.

Short Selling: A trading strategy where an investor borrows an asset, sells it, and aims to buy it back at a lower price to make a profit. Slippage: The difference between the expected price of a trade and the actual price at which it is executed, often occurring in volatile markets. Spread: The difference between the bid and ask prices of a security or asset. Stop-Loss Order: An order placed with a broker to buy or sell once the stock reaches a certain price, designed to limit an investor's loss on a position.

Take-Profit Order: An order that specifies the exact price at which to close out an open position for a profit. Technical Analysis: The evaluation of securities by analyzing statistics generated by market activity, such as past prices and volume. Trading Platform: Software used to trade financial instruments over a network. Trend Trading: A strategy that involves buying and holding assets that are trending upward and selling those trending downward.

Underlying Asset: The financial instrument upon which a derivative’s value is based.

Volatility: A statistical measure of the dispersion of returns for a given security or market index, indicating the level of risk or uncertainty. Volume: The number of shares, contracts, or lots traded in a security or market during a given period.

Whipsaw: A situation where an asset’s price moves in one direction and then sharply reverses.

Yield: The income return on an investment, typically expressed as a percentage.

Zero-Coupon Bond: A bond that does not pay periodic interest but is sold at a discount and matures at face value.