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                                                                                                                                     CFD              Contract For Difference


          a                                                                                                                          CFTC             Commodity Futures Trading Commission (regulatory)




          ADX               Average Directional Index (Tecnhical Indicator)                                                          CHF              Swiss Franc (Confederation Helvetia Franc)


          ATR               Average True Range (Technical Indicator)                                                                 CME              Chicago Mercantile Exchange


          AUD               Australian Dollar (ISO code)                                                                             CNY              Chinese Yuan (ISO code)


          b                                                                                                                          COT              Commitments of Traders (market report)

                                                                                                                                     CPI
                                                                                                                                                      Consumer Price Index (economic indicator)
          BB                Bolinger Bands (Tecnical Indicator)                                                                      CSI              Commodity Selection Index (technical indicator)



          BE                Breakeven                                                                                                CTA              Commodity Trading Advisor


          BoC               Bank of Canada                                                                                           d


          BoE               Bank of England


          BoJ               Bank of Japan                                                                                            DD               Drawdown also Due Diligence also Dealing Desk see NDD



          BP                Basis Point                                                                                              DJIA             Dow Jones Industrial Average


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          CAD               CANADIAN DOLLAR (ISO CODE)                                                                               EA               Expert Advisor


          CBOT              Chicago Board of Trade                                                                                   ECB              European Central Bank



          CCI               Commodity Channel Index (technical indicator) also Consumer Confidence Index                             ECN              Electronic Communication Network also Electronic Currency Network
                            (economic indicator)
          CFA               Chartered Financial Analyst                                                                              EMA              Exponential Moving Average (technical indicator)








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