An order placed with a broker to close a trade at a set price in order to lock profits.

The study of historic market behavior using statistical analysis and charts, that aims to forecast future price fluctuations.

A market with little or no liquidity or flow.

The smallest movement in the price of a security or contract. It also refers to the change in prices of securities from trade to trade.

Purchase or sale of an asset to be delivered the following trading day.

A temporary stop in trading

The spread between the lowest and highest price of an asset for a given time frame.

The amount of units in a currency trade. This refers to lot sizes in trading.

A government debt security issued with a maturity of 10 or more years. Any time period under ten years is referred to as a note, while securities with under a year of maturity are referred to as bills.

A general direction in the market.