Glossary · Risk & money management
Forward testing
Running a strategy in real time, on demo or small size, after backtesting to confirm it works on unseen data.
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Backtesting
Testing a strategy on historical data to see how it would have…
Demo account
A practice account with virtual money. Use it to learn a platform…
Black swan
A rare, unpredictable event with extreme market impact, such as…
Correlation
A measure from −1 to +1 of how closely two pairs move together.…
Drawdown
The fall from an account’s peak to its lowest point before a new…
Equity curve
A chart of account value over time. A smooth, rising curve with…