Arbitrage
By CoinGecko | Updated on Mar 03, 2020
A practice of taking advantage of differences in price of the same commodity in two or more markets or exchanges. For example, cryptocurrency prices on Korean exchanges can be different from those on US exchanges. An arbitrage trader would be in both markets in order to buy in one and sell in another for profit.
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Stop-loss Order
Conditional market order to sell at the next available price, excuted if the price of an asset falls below set-upon limit
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Block Confirmation
Refers to the number of confirmation a particular block has. Each block ahead of the referenced block adds one block confirmation to it.
Pump and Dump Scheme
A market manipulation method to drive up the price of an asset before profiting by driving it back down.
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