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Daily Chart
A line graph that displays the intraday movements of a given security. This contrasts to longer ...

Day Trading
Refers to positions which are opened and closed on the same trading day.

Dealer
An individual who acts as a principal or counterpart to a transaction. Principals take one side of ...

Debit
An accounting entry which results in either an increase in assets or a decrease in liabilities on a ...

Debit Balance
In a margin account, money owed by the customer to the broker for funds advanced to purchase ...

Deficit
A negative balance of trade or payments.

Delivery
An FX trade where both sides make and take actual delivery of the currencies traded.

Depreciation
A decrease in the value of a particular currency relative to other currencies.

Derivative
A contract that changes in value in relation to the price movements of a related or underlying ...

Devaluation
The deliberate downward adjustment of a currency's price, normally by official announcement.

Direct Quote
A foreign exchange rate quoted as the domestic currency per unit of the foreign currency. In other ...

Discount Rate
Eight times per year the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) votes on where to set the nation's ...

Domestic Vehicle Sales
Measures the annualized number of domestically produced vehicles sold in the previous month. A ...

Dual Exchange Rate
A situation in which there is a fixed official exchange rate and an illegal market-determined ...

Durable Goods Orders
Measures the annualized number of domestically produced vehicles sold in the previous month. A ...

Dwelling Commencements
Measures the number of new residential buildings that began construction. A rising trend has a ...

 
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