FXCM Research Team

The S&P 500, or the Standard & Poor's 500, is a large-cap American stock market index of 500 top-performing companies listing on the NYSE or NASDAQ.

The measure of an economy's increase in production.

An order to sell a security at a specified amount to manage loss.

The amount of shares of a given stock or commodity that changes hands in a market.

The rate at which the general level of price rises against the purchasing power of a currency

Tax Evasion is the intentional avoidance of paying true tax liability.

An agreement by the international community to reduce carbon emissions and greenhouse gases.

A relationship between two or more countries to share a single currency.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is a stock market index that gauges the performance of the top 30 performing companies in the American market.

The London Stock Exchange is located in London, England, and is the largest exchange in Europe and one of the largest in the world with 350 companies from more than 50 countries.

The betting on the price movement of foreign currency, metals, oil and other securities.