Profit Protection
Meaning ⎊ Methodology for safeguarding gains, often by adjusting stop-loss levels as the market price moves in a profitable direction.
Support Level
Meaning ⎊ A price level where buying interest is strong enough to stop or reverse a downward price trend.
Trailing Stop
Meaning ⎊ A dynamic stop loss order that adjusts automatically as the asset price moves in the trader's favor.
Account Health
Meaning ⎊ The overall stability and well-being of a trading account in terms of risk and equity.
Account Growth
Meaning ⎊ The sustained increase in a trading account's total value over time through profitable trades.
Risk-to-Reward Ratio
Meaning ⎊ A measure comparing the potential profit of a trade against the potential loss to assess viability.
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.
Risk Profiling
Meaning ⎊ The assessment of a trader's risk tolerance and behavior to determine appropriate leverage and exposure limits.
Price Swings
Meaning ⎊ The natural upward and downward price movements of an asset driven by supply and demand.
Liquidation Price
Meaning ⎊ The price level at which a leveraged position is automatically closed due to insufficient collateral.
Cash Management
Meaning ⎊ The strategy of managing liquidity, inflows, and outflows to ensure stable and healthy trading.
Directional Risk
Meaning ⎊ The risk of financial loss resulting from the movement of an asset's price in an unfavorable direction.
Expectation
Meaning ⎊ The projected future outcome of a market or asset based on available data and investor consensus.
Trade Log
Meaning ⎊ A comprehensive, documented log of all trading activities for analysis and performance tracking.
Position Planning
Meaning ⎊ The systematic preparation and strategy development before initiating a trade position in the market.
Capitalization
Meaning ⎊ The total amount of capital provided by the investor to fund their account and trading activities.
Floating P&L
Meaning ⎊ The fluctuating paper profit or loss on an open position that changes based on market price volatility.
Drawdown Control
Meaning ⎊ Management techniques focused on limiting the decline in total account value from its highest point.
Available Cash
Meaning ⎊ The liquid cash balance within a brokerage account that is free to be deployed for new trades.
Entry Price
Meaning ⎊ The specific price at which an investor initiates a long or short position in the market.
Profitability Analysis
Meaning ⎊ The process of evaluating the financial feasibility and expected gain of a proposed trading strategy.
Put Spread
Meaning ⎊ An options strategy consisting of buying and selling puts with different strikes to limit risk and cost.
Profit Potential
Meaning ⎊ The projected net financial gain achievable from a trade after accounting for costs, risks, and market dynamics.
Covered Put
Meaning ⎊ An options strategy involving the sale of a put contract while holding a corresponding short position in the asset.
Long Position
Meaning ⎊ The state of holding an asset or an option contract with the anticipation of future price appreciation.
Risk Control
Meaning ⎊ Ongoing, active management of a trade's risk throughout its lifecycle to prevent excessive loss or exposure.
