A market that moves a great distance in a very short period of time, frequently moving in an accelerating fashion that resembles one half of a parabola. Parabolic moves can be either up or down.

The nickname for USD/CHF

A very heavy round of selling.

Secretary of the US Treasury, which has responsibility for the US dollar in currency markets.

The Forex quoting convention of matching one currency against the other.

Refers to the offer side of the market dealing.

Group of 7 Nations - United States, Japan, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Italy, and Canada.

Group of 8 - G7 including Russia.

An order to execute a trade at a specified rate. It is the opposite of a deal.

refers to hedge fund types active in the market, also used as another term for USD/CAD pair.