Thin
An illiquid, slippery or choppy market environment; a light-volume market that produces erratic trading conditions.
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Illiquid Market
A market in which assets are difficult to sell due to a lack of interested buyers or available assets, often with large bid-ask spreads. Sellers may be forced to lower prices or hold assets longer than preferred to convert them to cash without losing significant value.
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A market in which an asset’s price shows no clear trend but instead experiences many smaller fluctuations.
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A term used when the market feels like it is ready for a quick move in any direction.
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Aggressive
A description of traders and/or price action acting with conviction.
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The simultaneous buying and selling of the same currency in different markets to profit from small price differences. The strategy exploits temporary inefficiencies in FX markets.
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An instruction given to a dealer to buy or sell at the best rate that can be obtained at a specific time.
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An instruction given to a dealer to buy or sell at a specific price or better.
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A third party coordinating the sale of financial securities between sellers and buyers. Exchanges only accept orders from their members, so traders and investors use brokers as intermediaries; brokers are compensated through commissions, fees or payment from the exchange.
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Traders who expect prices to rise and who may be holding long positions.
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