Trend Trading:
A style of trading that attempts to profit from riding short, medium or long term trends in price.
Range Trading:
A style of trading that attempts to profit from buying and selling currencies between a lower level of support and an upper level of resistance. The upper level of resistance and the lower level of support defines the range. The range forms a price channel where the price can be seen to oscillate between the two levels of support and resistance.
News Trading:
A style of trading whereby a trader attempts to profit from fundamental news announcements on a country's economy that may affect the value of a currency, usually seeking short term profit immediately after the announcement is released.
Scalping:
A style of trading that involves frequent trading seeking small gains over a very short period of time. Trades can last from seconds to minutes.
Day Trading:
A style of trading that involves multiple trades on an intra-day basis. Trades can last from minutes to hours.
Swing Trading:
A style of trading that involves seeking to profit from short to medium term swings in trend. Trades can last from hours to days.
Carry Trading:
A style of trading whereby the trader attempts to profit from holding a currency with a higher rate of interest and selling a currency with a lower rate of interest, profiting from the daily interest rate differential of the position.
Position Trading:
A style of trading that involves taking a longer term position that reflects a longer term outlook. Trades can last from weeks to months.
Discretionary Trading:
A style of trading that uses human judgement and decision making in every trade.
Automated Trading:
A style of trading that involves neither human decision making nor involvement, but uses a pre-programmed strategy based on technical or fundamental analysis to automatically execute trades via an automated software programme.
A style of trading that attempts to profit from riding short, medium or long term trends in price.
Range Trading:
A style of trading that attempts to profit from buying and selling currencies between a lower level of support and an upper level of resistance. The upper level of resistance and the lower level of support defines the range. The range forms a price channel where the price can be seen to oscillate between the two levels of support and resistance.
News Trading:
A style of trading whereby a trader attempts to profit from fundamental news announcements on a country's economy that may affect the value of a currency, usually seeking short term profit immediately after the announcement is released.
Scalping:
A style of trading that involves frequent trading seeking small gains over a very short period of time. Trades can last from seconds to minutes.
Day Trading:
A style of trading that involves multiple trades on an intra-day basis. Trades can last from minutes to hours.
Swing Trading:
A style of trading that involves seeking to profit from short to medium term swings in trend. Trades can last from hours to days.
Carry Trading:
A style of trading whereby the trader attempts to profit from holding a currency with a higher rate of interest and selling a currency with a lower rate of interest, profiting from the daily interest rate differential of the position.
Position Trading:
A style of trading that involves taking a longer term position that reflects a longer term outlook. Trades can last from weeks to months.
Discretionary Trading:
A style of trading that uses human judgement and decision making in every trade.
Automated Trading:
A style of trading that involves neither human decision making nor involvement, but uses a pre-programmed strategy based on technical or fundamental analysis to automatically execute trades via an automated software programme.