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- ECN accountAn account model that passes orders to a network of liquidity providers and typically charges a commission on top of a raw spread.
- DrawdownThe fall in an account's value from a peak to a later low, usually shown as a percentage. Maximum drawdown is the largest such fall over a period and shows how painful the losing stretches were.
- DividendA payment from a company to its shareholders, usually from profits.
- DiversificationSpreading money across different assets, sectors or regions so that one poor performer does less damage to the whole portfolio. It can reduce risk from individual holdings but does not protect against a broad market dec…
- DivergenceA mismatch between price and an indicator, for example price reaching a new high while RSI fails to. Traders treat it as a hint that momentum may be weakening, not as proof of a reversal.
- Depth of market (DOM)A live display of waiting buy and sell orders at different price levels, along with their sizes. A thick book near the current price suggests a trade can be filled with little price impact.
- Demo accountA practice account funded with virtual money so you can learn a platform without risk.
- Dealing deskA broker's internal team or system that sets prices and takes the opposite side of client trades instead of sending them to the wider market. Accounts described as no dealing desk (NDD) route orders outward.
- CySEC (Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission)The financial regulator of Cyprus, an EU member. Many brokers hold a CySEC licence and use it to serve clients in other European countries under EU passporting rules.
- Currency conversion feeA markup or fee charged when money or trades are converted between currencies.
- Crypto CFDA contract for difference that follows the price of a coin such as Bitcoin, without you owning it or holding a wallet. Because it is leveraged and prices can swing sharply, losses can build rapidly, and some jurisdictio…
- Cross rateAn exchange rate between two currencies that does not include the US dollar, such as EUR/GBP or AUD/JPY. It can be worked out from each currency's rate against the dollar.