Glossary

Common terms

Name	Definition	Url
Ask	Ask price, also called offer price, offer, asking price, or simply ask, is the price a seller states they will accept.	Link
Asset	Fixed assets, capital investment	Link
Bearish	Investors expect downward price movement	Link
Bid	A bid price is the highest price that a buyer (i.e., bidder) is willing to pay for a good	Link
Bullish	Investors expect upward price movement in the stock market	Link
CFD ( contract for difference)	The contract between two parties, typically described as "buyer" and "seller", stipulating that the seller will pay to the buyer the difference between the current value of an asset and its value at contract time (if the difference is negative, then the buyer pays instead to the seller).	Link
Closing price	The last level at which asset was traded on any given day.	Link
Commission	Commission is the charge levied by an investment broker for making trades on a trader’s behalf.	Link
Currency	Money in any form when in actual use or circulation as a medium of exchange, especially circulating banknotes and coins.	Link
Derivative	Contract that derives its value from the performance of an underlying entity.	Link
Dividend	Payment made by a corporation to its shareholders, usually as a distribution of profits	Link
Dow Jones Index	Reflects the performance of 30 of the most significant stocks on the American stock exchanges.	Link
ETF	The investment fund traded on stock exchanges, much like stocks.	Link
Exchange	The marketplace in which securities, commodities, derivatives and other financial instruments are traded.	Link
Expiry date	The point when a trading position automatically closes is known as the expiry date	Link
Forex	The market in which currencies are traded	Link
Futures contract	The contract between two parties where both parties agree to buy and sell a particular asset of specific quantity and at a predetermined price, at a specified date in future.	Link
Index	Statistical composite that measures changes in the economy or in financial markets, often expressed in percentage changes from a base year or from the previous month.	Link
Inflation	General increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money	Link
Investors	The person that allocates capital with the expectation of a future financial return	Link
Leverage	The ratio of a company's loan capital (debt) to the value of its ordinary shares	Link
Mappings	Symbol name which can be different for different datafeeds and brokers	Link
Margin	The sum deposited with a broker to cover the risk of loss on a transaction or account	Link
Market data	Is price and trade-related data for a financial instrument reported by a trading venue such as a stock exchange.	Link
Option	Contract which gives the buyer (the owner or holder of the option) the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an underlying asset or instrument at a specified strike price on a specified date, depending on the form of the option.	Link
Risk	Possibility that shareholders will lose money on a trade	Link
Rollover	Means keeping a position open beyond its expiry.	Link
Stock	The stock (also capital stock) of a corporation is constituted of the equity stock of its owners.	Link
Trading Strategy	Fixed plan that is designed to achieve a profitable return by going long or short in markets.	Link
ISIN	The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) is a code that uniquely identifies a specific securities issue.	Link
Workspace	Current display of all tabs, charts and further content you have arranged in a specific template	Link

AgenaTrader functions

Name	Definition	Url
ActionBar	Function which located on the right hand side of the chart and is equipped with various functions to improve trading management.	Link
Alerts	Allow User to set criteria and be notified that criteria has been met immediately	Link
Analyzer Column	Advanced scanner column that searches for conditions/signals that were activated via the Setup Builder in hundreds of instruments simultaneously.	Link
Backtest	The key feature for analyzing the performance of a strategy on a historical basis.	Link
Signal Builder	Allows you to create complex conditions/signals for scans with the scanner and Analyzer Column.	Link
Correlation Matrix	Compare the performance of individual instruments and even whole instrument lists in real-time.timeframe.	Link
Part Trades	Means trading setup which includes more than one stop or target	Link
Price Style	Bars style on a chart	Link
Quick Trader	Allows the user to quickly enter orders and strategies directly on the chart.	Link
Bid/Ask Spread	The difference between the bid and offer price, and the most widely used measure of liquidity.	Link
Record and Replay Escort	Record market data from a currently ongoing operation and replay later when necessary.	Link
Instrument Editor	Feature that helps you to manage instruments and instrument lists.	Link
Stock EOD Screener	Use to scan for around 7000 US stocks according to the fundamental and technical criteria	Link
Scripted	Self programmed Indicator, condition, etc	Link
DOM (Depth of the market)	Provides insights of current market depth provides by your data-feed provider/broker if level 2 data is enabled. It allows you to place orders in the market.	Link
Dynamic Scanner	Automatically collects all available signals that are active in one of your opened watch lists and charts as well as Analyzer Column columns.	Link

Order types and setups

Name	Definition	Url
Order	Purchase or sell a security through the broker	Link
Long	OrderBuy a security through the broker	Link
Short	orderSell a security through the broker	Link
Market	orderA market order is a buy or sell order to be executed immediately at current market prices.	Link
Limit	orderA limit order is an order to buy a security at no more than a specific price, or to sell a security at no less than a specific price	Link
Stop order	Buy or Sell becomes active only after a specified price level has been reached	Link
Stop Limit order	Characterized by automatic submission of the limit order (market) to the market (order book) as far as the predefined stop limit price level is reached.	Link
OCO (One cancels Other)	Once any order of a group is executed, the other orders belonging to this group will be deleted.	Link
IfDone Order	Once any order of a group is executed, other orders belonging to this group will be submitted.	Link
ORO (One reduces Other)	Once any order of a group is executed, the size of the second order in this group will be reduced by the order volume of the first order.	Link
Direct orders	Direct orders are submitted to the broker. Once a direct order is placed on the market it will be located on the exchange.	Link
Synthetic orders	Synthetic orders are not forwarded to the exchange and remain locally placed on your computer.	Link
Dynamic orders	Dynamic order is a synthetic order that is only submitted when a „suspicion“ arises.	Link
Scale-in orders	A scale-in order sends multiple orders (tranches) to the market until the desired position size is reached.	Link
GTC (Good til Cancel )	"This order remains active until it is either rescinded by the investor or the trade is executed	Link
GTD (Good til Cancel)	Order remains active until a user-specified date, unless it has been filled or canceled.	Link
Day	This order automatically expires at the end of the regular trading session if it has not been executed.	Link
Out RTH	Allow execution of orders outside the regular trading hours	Link

AT plus-plus

Name	Definition	Url
AT++	Semi-automated trading with trading setups	Link
Setup Builder	Used to define, activate and deactivate fully functional setups with signals/conditions or manual setups.	Link
Analyzer Session	Used to manage multiple trading strategies in different sessions.	Link
Entry Order	Used to enter a trade at a specified price level.	Link
HardStop	Hard stops are the stop methods that are applied to the stop orders.	Link
SoftStop	Soft stops do not close a trade immediately after being crossed by a closing price.	Link
Target	Predetermined point at which an investor will exit a trade in a profitable position.	Link
Buying Power	The total cash held in the brokerage account plus maximum margin available	Link
Cash Value	User cash held in the brokerage account	Link
Initial Stop	In calculation this stop use initial stop method setting	Link
Risk/Trade	Option allows you to set the percentage of the account that you wish to risk during the trade.	Link
Initial risk	Used to predetermine maximum downside potential, which is usually the initial amount invested.	Link
Risk Amount	Sets the absolute value that you are prepared to risk per trade	Link
Max. Invested %	Define the maximum amount of buying power or cash value to be invested per trade	Link
Daily Loss Limit	Sets the maximum amount of loss allowed for trades per day	Link
InitialStopOnly	Allows you to submit an initial stop to the market. Select this if you do not want to use HardTrail StopEscort or SoftTrail StopEscort.	Link
Risk	In trading setup one risk is initial distance between Stop and Entry Order. Can be set to show your P&L on chart trader bar	Link
Strategies	A set of objective rules defining the conditions that must be met for a trade entry and exit to occur.	Link

Chart Container

Name	Definition	Url
Single Chart	Displays one chart in one tab	Link
Single Chart Group	Displays multiple (up to four) charts of the same specified instrument in a charting area	Link
List Chart Group	Allows you create a list based chart group includes a scanner and a charting area.	Link
Tab Chart Group	Chart container that simultaneously opens multiple charts for various instruments and shows the symbols for instruments in the bottom tab bar	Link
Single Chart Gallery	Allows to view one symbol in numerous time frames.	Link
List Chart Gallery	Allows you create a list based chart gallery where you can view multiple symbols in numerous time periods	Link
Tab Chart Gallery	Allows you to create a tab based chart gallery where you can view multiple symbols in numerous time periods	Link

Chart Types

Name	Definition	Url
Candle chart	Display the following information within the selected interval: open price, highest price, lowest price, close price	Link
Line chart	Connects closing prices with each other for the specified time frame.	Link
Mountain chart	Connects closing prices from a certain time period with each other. The area below this line is filled with color.	Link
Bar chart	Graphical representation of the lowest, highest and final price	Link
EquiVolume chart	Display price movements, taking into consideration the volume, time and price components.	Link
EquiVolume Shadow chart	Measures the relationship between price, volume and the shadow.	Link
Candle volume chart	Similar to the candle chart, yet it analyses not only price movements but also the corresponding trading volume.	Link
Point&Figure	plots an 'X' when the price rises and an 'O' when the price falls.	Link
Renko	Black bricks are plotted when the price falls, and white bricks, when the price rises.	Link
Kagi	Kagi charts can be useful for trend analysis and making buy or sell decisions.	Link
Three line break	Responds to the dynamic of price changes (without regard to time) and is considered to be able to show changes in the trend	Link
Heikin AshiVisual	technique that eliminates irregularities from a normal chart, offering a better picture of trends and consolidation.	Link
Volume	Each bar will be drawn when a certain amount of volume was reached	Link
Range	Range bars take only price into consideration; therefore, each bar represents a specified movement of price.	Link

Drawing objects

Name	Definition	Url
Fibonacci retracement	Indicate areas of support or resistance at the key Fibonacci levels before the trend continues in the original direction.	Link
Fibonacci arcs	Advanced version of Fibonacci retracement. Use circles instead of lines.	Link
Fibonacci Time zones	Used to highlight periods of time on stock charts when the stock's (index's or other tradable commodity's) price trend is vulnerable to changes.	Link
Gann Fan Up / Gann Fan Down	Display how prices that have originated from significant highs or lows have developed over time, and can help to identify potential trend reversals or to predict price movements.	Link
Andrew's Pitchfork	Uses three parallel trendlines to identify possible levels of support and resistance.	Link
Tirone Levels	Tirone levels (developed by John Tirone) are a series of three horizontal lines that, like the Fibonacci levels or quadrant lines, represent support or resistance levels.	Link
Quadrant Lines	Quadrant lines divide the price area into four equally sized areas.	Link
Raff Regression Channel	Linear regression tool consisting of a line fitting the price series as closely as possible, as estimated by the ordinal least squares (OLS) method, and two lines of equal distance from this line.	Link
Trend Line	is a bounding line for the price movement of a security. The opposite parallel line will be adjusted accordingly.	Link
Free Hand Drawing	Used to make various markings on a chart.	Link
Chart distance meter	With this tool user may increase or decrease the distance from price, bars & percent.	Link
Text	Used to apply text to the chart.	Link