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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
The regulatory agency responsible for administering bank depository insurance in the US. |
Federal Reserve (Fed)
The Central Bank for the United States. |
First In First Out (FIFO)
Open positions are closed according to the FIFO accounting rule. All positions opened within a particular currency pair are liquidated in the order in which they were originally opened. |
Flat/Square
Dealer jargon used to describe a position that has been completely reversed, e.g. you bought $500,000 then sold $500,000, thereby creating a neutral (flat) position. |
Foreign Exchange
(Forex, FX) - The simultaneous buy one of the currencies and sell of another |
Forward
The pre-specified exchange rate for a foreign exchange contract settling at some agreed future date, based upon the interest rate differential between the two currencies involved. |
Forward Points
The pips added to or subtracted from the current exchange rate to calculate a forward price. |
Fundamental Analysis
Analysis of economic and political information with the objective of determining future movements in a financial market. |
Futures Contract
An obligation to exchange a good or instrument at set price on a future date. The primary difference between a Future and a Forward is that Futures are typically traded over an exchange (Exchange- Traded Contacts - ETC), versus forwards, which are considered Over The Counter (OTC) contracts. An OTC is any contract NOT traded on an exchange. |
FX
Foreign Exchange. |
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