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- Sharpe ratioA measure of return earned per unit of volatility, calculated by taking the return above a risk-free rate and dividing it by the standard deviation of returns. A higher number means smoother results for the return achie…
- Settlement (T+1)The point when a share trade is finalised and ownership and cash actually change hands. T+1 means one business day after the trade; the US and Canada use it for stocks, while other markets may take longer.
- Segregated client accountsBank accounts that keep client money separate from the broker's own funds.
- RSI (relative strength index)A chart indicator that scores recent price momentum on a scale from 0 to 100, usually over 14 periods. Many traders treat readings above 70 as stretched upward and below 30 as stretched downward, but a reading is a desc…
- Risk-reward ratioA comparison of how much you stand to lose on a trade, measured to your stop-loss, with how much you aim to gain, measured to your target. A ratio of 1:2 means the target is twice as far away as the stop.
- Retail clientThe standard client category for individuals, which receives the strongest regulatory protections.
- Resistance levelA price area where a rising market has previously stalled or turned back, often because sellers became active. A clear move above it is often called a breakout.
- RequoteA message from a broker saying the price you requested is no longer available and offering a new one for you to accept or reject. It tends to happen during fast markets or with slow connections.
- RegulatorA government-authorised body that licenses and supervises financial firms and enforces client-protection rules.
- Quote currencyThe second currency in a pair, such as the dollar in EUR/USD. Prices and profits on that pair are expressed in this currency.
- Quantitative easing (QE)A policy in which a central bank creates money to buy bonds, aiming to push long-term interest rates lower and encourage lending when ordinary rate cuts are no longer enough. Reversing it by letting bonds run off or sel…
- Put optionAn option giving the buyer the right, not the obligation, to sell an asset at the strike price before expiry. Its value tends to rise when the asset's price falls.