Forex Game Glossary eng

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S&P
Is one of the largest rating agencies which deal with analytical investigations of financial market. the company to one of the world’s most powerful rating agencies. s&p is also known as the creator and editor of the american stock index s&p500; and the australian s&p200;.

S&P 500
Is stock index of standard & poor’s rating agency which is comprised of 500 top publicly traded companies of the usa which securities can be found on the largest u.s. stock markets. it is a market-value-weighted index and one of the main indicators of the american economic climate.

Scalping
Is the method of short-term trading that suggests a large number of positions opened during a trading day fixing small amounts of profit or loss

Sentix Investor Confidence Sentix
Measures credibility of the eurozone economy in the eyes of investors. the indicator is calculated on the basis of a survey held among investors and analysts. if the indicator rises, a foreign currency is converted into a national one when buying securities or non-financial assets, which pushes the national currency rate up. readings of the indicator exceeding forecast bode well for the currency.

Server log file
File, created by the server, which records all requests and orders received from the client to a dealer, as well as the processing result, with 1 second accuracy

Shld
Stands for the american international trading network founded by richard warren sears and alva roebuck in the late nineteenth century. in early 2005, the company, which earlier was part of the industrial rating (dow jones industrial average), merged with the company kmart and became known as sears holdings corporation.

Short position
Is a situation where a trader sells a financial instrument

Slippage
Is the situation on the currency market in which a broker closes an opened position at a less profitable price than stated in the order. it happens amid price spikes when the level of position closure is broken too fast

Societe Generale
Is one of france’s largest financial conglomerates. its headquarters are located in paris. societe generale was founded in 1864; it specializes in asset management, investment banking, financial services etc.

Spike
A comparatively abrupt movement of a price or value level upwards or downwards (usually exceeding spread). spikes have a peculiarity of recurrence during a certain period of time, from several minutes to several hours. according to instaforex public offer agreement, all positions opened and closed by non-market quotations are to be cancelled, which guarantees the safeguard of funds against spikes

Spot price
The current price in the marketplace at which a given asset can be bought or sold. the standard settlement time frame for spot transactions is two business days from the trade date.

Spread
The difference in pips between the bid and the ask quote

Square Forex
The term means that the buy positions and the sell positions on the same asset are equal. it is also used when there are no opened trades.

Stock Index
Represents a compilation of stocks to measure the value of a stock market sector.

Stock market
(securities market) is a segment of the financial market where securities are traded.

Stop loss
Is a pending order to close the losing position when it reaches a certain price

Stop out
A forced closing of a position without the client’s consent and prior notification in the event of lack of funds to maintain the opened position.

Sturdy beggar
Is a term denoting someone who is able to work, but begs or wanders for a living instead.

Support level
Lowest channel’s borderline

Swap
The amount of money deducted from or added to a client account for the overnight position