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periodic table of investment

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Investment Terms

Welcome to ForexTime’s Periodic Table of Investment!

Below, we have a handy table which showcases some of the most important investment terms, divided into simple categories for ease of use.

Please select any symbol to jump in...

H

Li

Be

Em

Mg

Categories

Loans, Payments, Funds and Investments Icon Lending, Funds & Investments
Assets, Stocks, Rating and Value Assets, Stocks, Rating & Value
Calls, Options, Orders and Positions Options, Orders & Positions
Actions and Stratagem Icon Trading & Stratagem
Market Movements, Markets and Measurements Markets & Measurements
Key Terminology Key Terminology

Y

B

C

M

Q

F

L

Ai

Sl

P

S

D

A

Fk

Ca

Sc

It

V

Cr

Mm

Bo

Co

Dt

Bf

Lf

Ro

Gl

As

E

R

T

An

Do

Qc

Bu

Nd

Mo

Tr

Rv

Fx

Rl

Ag

Cd

In

Sh

Sp

Mc

Rm

I

Cs

Ba

Aa

Hf

Ta

Fa

Ad

Os

Ir

Pt

Av

Dv

Ot

Ee

Bi

Po

Ar

Ep

Fr

Ra

Gs

Cl

Dd

Sg

Bd

Hd

Mt

Fu

Is

Cm

Vo

Fi

Op

Ls

Gw

Fo

Br

Ci

Ak

Bc

Se

Ex

Gd

Dp

Ct

Lo

Et

Mr

Fs

Rt

So

Im

Su

Cf

Ap

Ef

Bn

Df

Fc

If

Cp

Af

St

Lq

periodic table of investment

FXTM

Investment Terms

Below, we have a handy table which showcases some of the most important investment terms, divided into coloured categories for ease of use. Please select one to jump in...

A

Asset

B

Beta

C

Currency Pair

D

Dividend

E

Execution

F

Forex Trading

H

Hedge

I

Index

L

Leverage

M

Market

P

Pip

Q

Quote

R

Risk

S

Spread

T

Technical Analysis

Y

Yield

Ai

Aggressive Investment

Ar

Arbitrage

As

Ask

Bi

Bid

Ep

Exposure

Fo

Futures Contract

Gl

Global Fund

Gw

Growth Fund

Ls

Long & Short Positions

Mc

Margin Call

Po

Portfolio

Rm

Risk Management

Ro

Rollover

Sh

Shareholder

Sl

Support Level

Sp

Spot Price

Ee

Exchange Fee

Fi

Financial Instruments

In

Income Fund

Op

Open & Closed Positions

Ot

Over the Counter (OTC)

Vo

Volatility

Ak

Aggregate Risk

Bc

Blue-Chip Stock

Br

Broker

Ci

Compound Interest

Ct

Carry Trade

Dp

Deprectiation

Et

Exchange-Traded Fund

Ex

Expiration Date

Fs

Forex Scalping

Gd

Gross Domestic-Product (GDP)

Lo

Lot

Mr

Market Capitalisation

Se

Sector

Rt

Retracement

Af

Aggressive Growth Fund

Ap

Appreciation

Bn

Base Currency

Cf

Contract for Difference (CFD)

Cp

Closing Price

Df

Deflation

Ef

Emerging Market Fund

Fc

Forex Chart

If

Inflation

Im

Interbank Market

Lq

Liquidity

So

Stop Loss

St

Stock

Su

Speculation

Ba

Basis Point

Be

Bears & Bear Markets

Ca

Capital Appreciation Fund

Do

DOW Jones Average (DOW)

Mg

Margin

Ra

Rally

An

Annual Rate of Return

Cs

Cross Rate

Em

Emerging Market Economy (EME)

Fk

Fill or Kill (FOK)

Fr

Floating Exchange Rate

Li

Limit Order

Aa

Asset Allocation

Ad

Average Down

Ag

Agent

Av

Average Annual Total Return

Bd

Bond Rating

Bf

Balance Fund

Bo

Bond

Bu

Bulls & Bull Markets

Cd

Commodity

Cl

Closed-End Fund/Investment Trust

Cm

Commission

Co

Call and Put Options

Cr

Credit Risk

Dd

Dealing Desk

Dt

Day trade

Dv

Derivative

Fa

Fundamental Analysis

Fu

Fund

Fx

Fixed Exchange Rate

Gs

Growth Stock

Hd

Handle

Hf

High Frequency Trading (HFT)

Ir

Interest Rate Risk

Is

Income Stock

It

Interest

Lf

Lifestyle Fund

Mm

Maintenance Margin

Mo

Market Order

Mt

Margin Trading

Nd

No Dealing Desk

Os

Outstanding Shares

Pt

Profit Taking

Qc

Quote Currency

Rv

Reversal

Sc

Scalping

Sg

Slippage

Ta

Tangible Assets

Tr

Trend

V

Volume