P
Glossary
Pump and dump
An organised manipulation that inflates a token's price on hype, then dumps on followers. Common in low-cap crypto.
More P terms
All A-Z →- Partial fillAn order that only executes part of the requested size at the requested price. Common on limit orders against thin books.
- P/E ratioPrice-to-earnings ratio. Share price divided by EPS. A common (but imperfect) valuation metric.
- PipThe smallest unit of price movement in forex — typically the fourth decimal place (or second for JPY pairs).
- PortfolioThe full collection of investments held by an individual or institution.
- Position sizingChoosing how much capital to allocate to a single trade or asset. Most traders underestimate this lever.
- Position tradingA long-horizon style that holds for months to years on fundamental or macro theses.