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Factory orders
Economic indicators showing the dollar value of goods from factories. Factory Orders are categorised as durable and non-durable. -
Falling wedge
Is a bullish chart pattern formed by two descending trend lines indicating whether upward trend is about to reverse or to continue. -
Fantom
Fantom is an open-sourced platform for smart contracts utilising digital assets. Its digital currency uses the abbreviation FTM. -
Fast market
Is a financial market that is typified by high levels of volatility and heavy trading. -
FCA (FSA)
abbreviation for Financial Conduct Authority; is a regulatory body based in the United Kingdom that regulates financial firms providing services to consumers and maintains the integrity of the UK’s financial markets. -
Federal open market committee (FOMC)
The Committee made up of U.S. Federal Reserve Members. FOMC meets eight times a year to discuss monetary policy and its implications for the U.S. economy—and make interest rate decisions. -
Federal reserve (Fed)
The central bank of the United States. -
Fibonacci
Is an indicator based on so called Fibonacci numbers, that is a sequence of numbers where each number is the sum of two preceding numbers. Interpretation of the Fibonacci numbers allows to a trader to identify key levels of support and resistance.
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Filecoin
The Filecoin platform is a public project with an all-in-one digital currency, storage, and blockchain data recovery. Its digital currency uses the abbreviation FIL. -
Fill
An executed order—and a fundamental part of transactions with securities. For instance, the sale occurs, and the order fills when a trader places a Buy order at a specific price, and a seller agrees to the said price. -
Fill or kill (FOK) order
A type of order in the stock market that requires the entire order to be executed immediately. If the order cannot be filled in its entirety, it is cancelled (killed). This type of order is typically used by investors who want to ensure that they receive a certain quantity of a stock at a specific price or better and are willing to cancel the order if it cannot be filled completely. -
Financial risks
Financial risks are agreed to fall under four major categories.
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Credit risk is a company's risk of not having enough funds to pay for its liabilities. Also, it often covers the situation when companies start opening lines of credit to their clients.
Market risk occurs following a substantial change in the marketplace where the company is represented.
Operational risks result from a company's regular business activities. Some of those include lawsuits, fraud, and personnel issues.
Liquidity risk is based on the liquidity of a company's assets—how easily a company can convert its assets into cash.
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Fiscal policy
A set of actions performed by a country's government to control a nation's economy through taxation and expenditures. If the economy needs stimulation, a government can increase its spending and cut the tax rates. If, on the other hand, the economy is overheating and inflation is growing, expenditures are cut while tax rates get a hike. -
Floating loss
Total loss on all open orders. It changes along with the prices of assets a trader owns. -
Floating profit
Total profit on all open orders. It changes along with the prices of assets a trader owns. -
Floating spread
Is the difference between Ask and Bid prices that may vary depending on the market situation. It accurately reflects the prices of trading instruments and how quickly they are changing. Floating spread may have range that is lower than typical when the market is quiet and liquidity is high. -
Forex calculator
Is a tool designed to calculate required margin and pip price for a specific position. -
Forex market
The world's largest and most liquid market, participants of which buy and sell currencies or speculate on them. These participants are banks, commercial companies, central banks, hedge funds, and retail Forex brokers. The FX market is open 24 hours a day and five days a week. It has no central marketplace and involves a global network of computers and brokers with major financial centres in London, New York, Tokyo, Zürich, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Singapore, Paris, and Sydney. Also known as the FX market. -
Forex trading strategy
Is a set of analytical tools based on news events or technical analysis of charts. Strategies can be manual, which involves a trader tracking and interpreting the signals, and automated, which involves the use of software designed to track and interpret the signals. Both manual and automated trading strategies are available for purchase or can be developed by the traders themselves. -
Fractal
The fractal indicator is a technical analysis tool used to identify potential turning points in the price of an asset. It is designed to help traders identify potential entry and exit points in the market. The indicator is based on the concept of a fractal—a repeating geometric pattern. It identifies these patterns on a price chart and marks them with arrows. A downward arrow signifies a bullish fractal, while an upward arrow points to a bearish fractal, indicating the price may fall. -
Free margin
Free Margin denotes the funds in the Client’s account, which may be used to open a position and are available for withdrawal. Free Margin is calculated as follows: Free Margin = Equity - Required Margin.Deposit bonus is a part of free margin until the volume requirements are met. -
FTSE 100 Index (UK100)
The Financial Times stock exchange index; a share index of 100 largest companies listed on London Stock Exchange -
FTX Token
The FTX Token platform offers clients the ability to trade derivatives with digital assets. Its digital currency uses the abbreviation FTT. -
Fundamental analysis
Is a method of analysis based on examining current economic conditions, government policy and societal factors within a business cycle framework in an attempt to predict future market conditions. -
Futures
Futures are financial contracts that obligate the buyer to purchase an asset or the seller to sell an asset at a predetermined price at a specified time in the future. They are derivatives, which means their value is derived from an underlying asset. The underlying asset can be a commodity, a currency, or a financial instrument. -
FX
Is an acronym for Forex, which is an abbreviation for Foreign Exchange Market.
