This forex glossary explains the trading terms you meet at a broker, on a chart and in a prop firm’s rules. Each entry uses plain words and a worked example. It covers forex trading terms such as leverage, spread, margin call and micro lot, and futures trading terms such as futures contract, futures symbols and handle. Search a term or use the A to Z index below. Every entry names its sources and the day we checked them.
It is a plain-English reference for anyone trading forex and CFDs, from complete beginners to active traders. If you have ever hit a term on a broker’s site or trading platform and were not sure what it meant, this is where to look it up. Definitions focus on what each term means for your trades, costs, and risk.
We review entries regularly and update them when platforms, products, or rules change. Trading conditions and regulation shift over time, so we treat the glossary as a living reference rather than a one-time write-up.
The core meaning of a term is the same everywhere, but how it applies can differ by region. Leverage limits, product availability, and rules such as negative balance protection vary by regulator, so we note where local conditions change what a term means in practice. Always check what applies where you live.
A broker’s help pages describe how that one broker works and are written to support its own product. Our glossary is independent and broker-neutral, so a term is explained the same way whoever you trade with. Where a broker uses a term differently, we say so.
No. Forex sits alongside CFDs on indices, commodities such as gold, shares, and more, so we cover the wider trading terms you meet too, including platform, order-type, regulation, and funding terms. If it shows up while you are trading, we aim to define it.
Yes. If a term is missing or you spot something that reads wrong, contact us at info@brokercatalogue.com. We read every message and update entries as trading terms and conditions change.