Depth Chart

A visual rendition of the supply and demand of a specific asset.  A depth chart displays both buy and sell orders of an asset to allow a trader or investor to determine how much of the asset they can sell at a particular price.

Hedge Fund

An alternate means of investing that make use of non-traditional and varying investment strategies for a restricted (and often high-income) client pool.  In terms of legality, hedge funds are set up as investment limited partnerships open to a limited number of...

Hedge

In trading, hedging is opening a position that runs contrary to an existing position.  The main reasons to hedge a position are to protect profit and for short-term gains.  Many brokers and traders hedge themselves and their positions as a way to manage risk and to...

Future

An agreement to buy a specified asset on a specified date for a specified price.  Future contracts are sold on a futures market and are a common practice in day trading.  A futures contract can be fulfilled by either cash or physical delivery of a commodity or asset. ...

Forex

A global marketplace where national currencies are exchanged against each other.  A combination of the words “foreign exchange,” it functions by changing one currency into another.  This is done for the purposes of commerce, trade, or tourism.  In trading,...