RALLY: A recovery in price after a period of decline.
RANGE: When a price is trading between a defined high and low, moving within these two boundaries without breaking out from them.
RATE: The price of one currency in terms of another, typically used for dealing purposes.
RBA: Reserve Bank of Australia, the central bank of Australia.
RBNZ: Reserve Bank of New Zealand, the central bank of New Zealand.
REAL MONEY: Traders of significant size including pension funds, asset managers, insurance companies, etc. They are viewed as indicators of major long-term market interest, as opposed to shorter-term, intra-day speculators.
REALIZED PROFIT/LOSS: The amount of money you have made or lost when a position has been closed.
RESISTENCE LEVEL: A price that may act as a ceiling. The opposite of support.
RETAIL INVESTOR: An individual investor who trades with money from personal wealth, rather than on behalf of an institution.
RETAIL SALES: Measures the monthly retail sales of all goods and services sold by retailers based on a sampling of different types and sizes. This data provides a look into consumer spending behavior, which is a key determinant of growth in all major economies.
REVALUATION: When a pegged currency is allowed to strengthen or rise as a result of official actions; the opposite of a devaluation.
RIGHTS ISSUE: A form of corporate action where shareholders are given rights to purchase more stock. Normally issued by companies in an attempt to raise capital.
RISK: Exposure to uncertain change, most often used with a negative connotation of adverse change.
RISK MANAGEMENT: The employment of financial analysis and trading techniques to reduce and/or control exposure to various types of risk.
ROLLOVER: A rollover is the simultaneous closing of an open position for today’s value date and the opening of the same position for the next day’s value date at a price reflecting the interest rate differential between the two currencies. In the spot forex market, trades must be settled in two business days. For example, if a trader sells 100,000 Euros on Tuesday, then the trader must deliver 100,000 Euros on Thursday, unless the position is rolled over. As a service to customers, all open forex positions at the end of the day (5:00 PM New York time) are automatically rolled over to the next settlement date. The rollover adjustment is simply the accounting of the cost-of-carry on a day-to-day basis
ROUND TRIP: A trade that has been opened and subsequently closed by an equal and opposite deal.
RUNNING PROFIT/LOSS: An indicator of the status of your open positions; that is, unrealized money that you would gain or lose should you close all your open positions at that point in time.
RUT: Symbol for Russell 2000 index.
