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FOREX-BabyPips
Basics, things you need to know about Forex trading.
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11/24/2009

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1. TOKYO OPEN
2. TOKYO CLOSE
3. LONDON OPEN
4. LONDON CLOSE
5. NEW YORK OPEN
6. NEW YORK CLOSE
Definition
1. 1PM
2. 10PM
3. 9PM
4. 6AM
5. 2AM
6. 11AM
Term
FOREX
Definition
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
Term
BASE CURRENCY
Definition
FIRST LISTED CURRENCY. The base currency is the “basis” for the buy or the sell. If you buy EUR/USD this simply means that you are buying the base currency and simultaneously selling the quote currency.
Term
QUOTE CURRENCY OR COUNTER CURRENCY
Definition
SECOND LISTED CURRENCY.
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LONG, "GOING LONG", "TAKING A LONG POSITION"
Definition
BUYING THE BASE CURRENCY, ANTICIPATING THE VALUE TO RISE, AND THEN SELLING IT AT A HIGHER PRICE.
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"SHORT POSITION", "TAKING A SHORT POSITION"
Definition
SELLING A CURRENCY AND THEN BUYING IT AT A LOWER PRICE.
Term
BID
Definition
THE PRICE AT WHICH YOU SELL YOUR CURRENCY.
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ASK
Definition
THE PRICE AT WHICH YOU WILL BUY.
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SPREAD
Definition
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE BID AND THE ASK PRICE.
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PIP
Definition
A pip is the last decimal place of a quotation. The Pip is how you measure your profit or loss. If the EUR/USD moves from 1.2250 to 1.2251, that is ONE PIP.
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