Platform
Glossary.
A short glossary for the terms that recur around Forex and exchange market operations.
The words used across these pages, defined briefly and without jargon.
Platform Glossary in Short.
Trading vocabulary causes more confusion than trading itself, particularly when two people use the same word for different things. This page collects the terms that recur across the TM9 web platform pages and defines them plainly, so the rest of the section reads more easily.
Some are about analysis: technical analysis means studying price and indicators, fundamental analysis means studying market information and economic data, and a timeframe is simply the period each candle on a chart represents. Some are about trading: copy trading is following and replicating another trader's strategy, a trading robot is an application that executes predefined instructions, and a pending order is an instruction waiting for a price level rather than acting now.
And some are about accounts. A demo account is practice in a simulated environment without real funds, so it produces no real profits or losses. A real account allows eligible users to trade live markets with real money, subject to the applicable terms, market conditions and risks.
Definitions here are general; exactly how each applies depends on your account type and your broker. For the complete picture of the platform, see the TM9 home page.
Inside Trade Master 9.
The words used across these pages, defined briefly and without jargon.
The Words Used Here.
Plain definitions of the terms used across the TM9 web platform pages.
Analysis terms
- Technical analysis — studying price and indicators.
- Fundamental analysis — studying market information and economic data.
- Timeframe — the period each candle on a chart represents.
Trading terms
- Copy trading — following and replicating another strategy.
- trading robot — an application executing predefined instructions.
- Demo account — practice in a simulated environment.
Account terms
- Real account — live trading with real funds, subject to terms and risks.
- Position — an open trade.
- Pending order — an instruction waiting for a price level.
Why the Wording Matters.
Three notes on terms that are routinely mistaken for each other.
In practice
Terminology is worth settling early, because most confusion between traders turns out to be two people using the same word for different things.
Worth knowing
Definitions here are general. Exactly how a term applies to you depends on your account type, your broker and the conditions attached to both.
Who it is for
This page is for newer traders, and for anyone reading the rest of this section who wants the vocabulary in one place.
Where These Terms Appear.
Which pages use the vocabulary defined above, and in what context.
Two words that are not synonyms
The pair that causes the most confusion is platform and broker. The platform is the software: quotes, charts, orders, alerts, copy trading and automation. The broker is the business holding your funds and setting spreads, leverage and execution. Nearly every question about "the app charging me" turns out to be a question about the broker.
Good to know
TM9 is a software development company and does not provide investment or brokerage services. The platform supplies the trading terminals, analysis tools and automation; your broker holds the funds, sets spreads and leverage, and executes the orders the platform sends. Trading carries a real risk of loss, and signals or robots are tools rather than financial advice.
Read next
TM9 Web Trading Platform. Trade From Your Browser. Top 10 Forex Trading App Checks. Or open the Platform Guide for all 77 pages.
More Pages to Read.
Connect to the internet, log in to your trading account and start working in the browser.
Secure Web TradingData between the browser and the trading platform is securely encrypted during online sessions.
A Trading Day in the BrowserHow a session runs in the browser: prepare, watch, act, review — all in one window.
Or jump to the TM9 Guides and Platform Guide hubs, or the home page.