Stop Order
Meaning ⎊ Order that becomes a market order when a specific price level is reached, used mainly for risk management.
Account Growth
Meaning ⎊ The sustained increase in a trading account's total value over time through profitable trades.
Risk Allocation
Meaning ⎊ The strategy of distributing risk across different trades to prevent concentrated losses.
Minimum Margin
Meaning ⎊ The absolute lowest collateral requirement needed to keep a leveraged position from being liquidated.
Risk Thresholds
Meaning ⎊ Pre-defined levels or limits that trigger specific risk-management actions for a trader.
Price Swings
Meaning ⎊ The natural upward and downward price movements of an asset driven by supply and demand.
VIX
Meaning ⎊ A benchmark index measuring the market expectation of 30-day volatility derived from option prices.
Liquidation Price
Meaning ⎊ The price level at which a leveraged position is automatically closed due to insufficient collateral.
Maximum Leverage
Meaning ⎊ The highest leverage ratio permitted by an exchange for a particular asset or account.
Margin Call Risk
Meaning ⎊ The danger of being forced to add collateral or facing liquidation due to adverse price movements in leveraged positions.
Cash Management
Meaning ⎊ The strategy of managing liquidity, inflows, and outflows to ensure stable and healthy trading.
Available Balance
Meaning ⎊ The portion of total account funds not locked in open positions and available for use.
Free Margin
Meaning ⎊ The equity in an account not currently tied up as collateral for open positions.
Margin Excess
Meaning ⎊ The amount of equity in a margin account that exceeds the mandatory maintenance level.
Account Equity Ratio
Meaning ⎊ The ratio comparing a trader's own equity to the total value of their open positions.
Unrealized P/L
Meaning ⎊ The profit or loss on an active trading position that has not yet been closed out.
Margin Account
Meaning ⎊ A trading account that permits the use of borrowed funds to open positions larger than the user's capital.
Margin Policy
Meaning ⎊ The official brokerage rules and guidelines governing the use, management, and requirements of margin.
Concentration Risk
Meaning ⎊ The danger of substantial loss resulting from excessive exposure to a single asset or interconnected system.
Directional Risk
Meaning ⎊ The risk of financial loss resulting from the movement of an asset's price in an unfavorable direction.
Portfolio Beta
Meaning ⎊ The calculated beta for an entire investment portfolio relative to a market benchmark index.
Account Activity
Meaning ⎊ The record of all transactions, trades, and changes within a trading account.
Profit Realization
Meaning ⎊ The final step of closing a profitable position to convert paper gains into actual account balance.
Position Planning
Meaning ⎊ The systematic preparation and strategy development before initiating a trade position in the market.
Break-Even Price
Meaning ⎊ The price at which a trade results in zero net profit or loss after accounting for all fees and commissions.
Capitalization
Meaning ⎊ The total amount of capital provided by the investor to fund their account and trading activities.
Total Debt
Meaning ⎊ The aggregate amount of borrowed funds utilized by an investor within a margin account.
Capital Ratio
Meaning ⎊ The proportion of an investor's own equity relative to the total value of their trading portfolio.

