Reference
Forex & İşlemde Sözlük
110 plain-İngilizce definitions of Forex and CFD Şartlar.
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B
Base Para birimi
The first currency in a quote pair (e.g. EUR in EUR/USD).
Bid
The price at which the market (broker) will Al Kaynak SEN — the price SEN Sat at.
Break of Structure (BOS)
Fiyat breaking a prior swing point in the trend direction.
Break-Even Stop
Moving the stop-loss to the entry price after price moves favourably.
Breakout
Fiyat moving decisively beyond a defined range or Seviye.
C
Candlestick
A chart bar showing Aç, Yüksek, Düşük, close for a time period.
Geri ödeme
A per-lot rebate paid back to the trader Kaynak broker IB Komisyon.
Central Bank
The institution responsible for monetary policy.
CFD
Contract for Difference — a derivative paying the difference between entry and exit.
CFTC
Commodity Futures İşlemde Komisyon — US.
Change of Character (CHoCH)
Fiyat breaking a prior swing point against the existing trend.
Komisyon
A per-lot fee charged on raw / ECN accounts.
Compounding
Reinvesting gains so each period's base is larger.
Consistency Rule
A prop-firm rule capping how much of toplam profit can come Kaynak a single day or trade.
Correlation
The degree to which two instruments move together.
CPI
Consumer Fiyat Index — primary inflation measure.
cTrader
Alternative retail trading platform, common at ECN Brokerlar.
CySEC
Cyprus Securities and Exchange Komisyon.
D
E
ECN
Electronic Communications Network — pricing model passing institutional liquidity to retail.
Engulfing Pattern
A candle whose body fully engulfs the prior candle's body.
Exotic Pariteler
Pariteler involving an emerging-market currency.
Expectancy
The average outcome per trade: (Win% × AvgWin) − (Loss% × AvgLoss).
Expert Advisor (EA)
An automated trading robot for MT4 / MT5.
F
Fair Value Gap (FVG)
An imbalance left by a rapid price move that price often revisits.
FCA
Financial Conduct Authority — the UK financial regulator.
Fibonacci Retracement
Levels (38.2%, 50%, 61.8%) used to anticipate retracements within a trend.
FOMC
Federal Aç Market Committee — sets US monetary policy.
Forex
The foreign exchange market — buying one currency against another.
Ücretsiz Margin
Equity minus used margin — the buffer available for yeni positions or adverse moves.
FSCA
Financial Sector Conduct Authority — South Africa.
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H
L
Leverage
The ratio of position size to required margin (e.g. 1:100 = 1% margin).
Limit Order
An order to Al Altı or Sat above Mevcut price.
Liquidity
How easily a market can absorb orders without moving price significantly.
Liquidity Pool
An area of price likely to contain resting orders / stops.
Uzun Position
A position that profits when price rises.
Lot
The unit of Forex position size. 1 standard lot = 100,000 units of the base currency.
Lower Düşük (LL)
A swing Düşük Altı the previous swing Düşük — downtrend signal.
M
MACD
Moving Average Convergence Divergence — momentum indicator.
Major Pariteler
The most-traded Forex pairs, all involving USD.
Margin
Capital locked by an Aç position, calculated Kaynak leverage and position size.
Margin Call
Broker warning when margin Seviye drops to a defined threshold.
Margin Seviye
Equity divided by used margin, expressed as a percentage.
Market Maker
Broker model where the broker may take the Diğer side of trades internally.
Market Order
An order filled at the Mevcut available price.
Minor Pariteler / Crosses
Para birimi pairs not involving USD.
Moving Average (MA)
A smoothed average of price over a defined period.
MQL4
Programming language for MT4 indicators and EAs.
MQL5
Programming language for MT5 indicators and EAs.
MT4 (MetaTrader 4)
Uzun-standing retail trading platform.
MT5 (MetaTrader 5)
Successor platform to MT4 with additional features.
N
O
P
Pip
The standard unit of price movement in Forex (typically 4th decimal, or 2nd for JPY pairs).
Pip Value
Dollar value of a 1-pip move at a given lot size.
Pipette
A fractional pip — one-tenth of a standard pip.
Pozisyon büyüklüğü
The lot size of a trade, calculated Kaynak risk and stop distance.
Position İşlemde
Holding positions for weeks to months based on macro views.
Profit Split
The portion of trading profits paid to a funded trader.
Profit Target (Prop)
A profit threshold required to pass a prop-firm evaluation.
Q
R
R-Multiple
İşlem outcome expressed in units of risk (R).
Real Yield
Nominal bond yield minus inflation expectations.
Rebate
Synonym for cashback in the IB context.
Regulator
A government or quasi-government authority licensing financial firms.
Resistance
A price Seviye where sellers historically defended price.
Riba
İslami finans term for interest / usury, considered impermissible.
Risk / Ödül Ratio
Ratio of planned reward to planned risk on a trade.
Risk-On / Risk-Off
Market regimes describing appetite for riskier assets.
Rollover
The günlük process of charging or crediting swap on Aç positions.
Round-Turn
A complete Al + Sat (or Sat + Al) cycle, used for Komisyon quoting.
RSI (Relative Strength Index)
A momentum oscillator between 0 and 100.
S
Safe Haven
Assets bought in risk-off conditions.
Scalping
A Kısa-timeframe trading style aiming for many small profits.
Shooting Star
Inverted hammer near highs — potential bearish rejection.
Kısa Position
A position that profits when price falls.
Slippage
The difference between expected and executed price.
Spread
The difference between bid and ask prices.
Stop Order
An order to Al above or Sat Altı Mevcut price (breakout style).
Stop Out
The margin Seviye at which the broker forcibly closes positions to prevent insolvency.
Stop-Loss
A pre-set order to close a position at a defined loss limit.
STP
Straight Through Processing — broker routes orders to liquidity providers without dealing-desk intervention.
Destek
A price Seviye where buyers historically defended price.
Swap
Overnight financing charge or credit based on interest-rate differentials.
Swap-Ücretsiz Hesap
A broker account that does not charge or pay overnight swap.
Swing İşlemde
Holding positions for several days to weeks.