# Glossary This article contains terms that are used in the Advanced Charts documentation. ## Trading terms ### Bracket order An [order](#order) that helps users limit their losses and secure their profits by bracketing positions with two opposing [stop-loss](#stop-loss-order) and [take-profit](#take-profit-order) orders. Refer to [Bracket orders](https://charting-library-docs.xstaging.tv/latest/trading_terminal/trading-concepts/brackets.md) for more information. ### Execution The completion of a buy or sell order for a financial instrument. An execution involves matching a buyer and a seller and transferring ownership of the financial instrument. ### Individual position The amount of a singular holding or investment in a financial instrument. ### Limit order An [order](#order) to buy or sell a financial instrument when a given or better price is reached. This order type guarantees a specific price but does not guarantee immediate execution. ### Limit price The maximum price a buyer is willing to pay or the minimum price a seller is willing to accept. ### Market order An [order](#order) to buy or sell a financial instrument at the current market price. This order type guarantees immediate execution but does not guarantee a specific price. ### Net position The difference between an investor's total number of open long and short positions at any given time. ### Order A request made by a trader to buy or sell a financial instrument at a specified price and quantity. An order can have various attributes, such as a [limit price](#limit-price), [stop price](#stop-price), and [duration](#order-duration). Depending on whether an order has been executed or not, it can be in various statuses such as canceled, filled, placing, or rejected. Refer to [Orders](https://charting-library-docs.xstaging.tv/latest/trading_terminal/trading-concepts/orders.md) for more information. ### Order duration The time during which an order remains active. ### Pip The minimum price movement for Forex symbols. For more information on how to display pips, refer to the [Price format](https://charting-library-docs.xstaging.tv/latest/connecting_data/Symbology.md#how-to-display-pips) section. ### Position The amount of a financial instrument held by an investor. For more information, refer to [Positions](https://charting-library-docs.xstaging.tv/latest/trading_terminal/trading-concepts/positions.md). ### Position netting The process of aggregating multiple individual positions for one symbol into a single net position. For more information, refer to [Position netting](https://charting-library-docs.xstaging.tv/latest/trading_terminal/trading-concepts/positions.md#position-netting). ### Quotes Real-time price information for financial instruments, including the most recent bid and ask prices, opening and closing prices, price changes, and other market data. Refer to [Quotes](https://charting-library-docs.xstaging.tv/latest/trading_terminal/trading-concepts/quotes.md) for more information. ### Stop-loss order A type of [order](#order) designed to limit losses by automatically closing a position at a given price when it moves unfavorably. ### Stop order An [order](#order) to buy or sell a financial instrument at the market price as soon as it reaches a certain level. ### Stop price A trigger price at which an order becomes a market or limit order. ### Take-profit order A type of [limit order](#limit-order) that closes a position at a specific price to secure a profit. ### Tick The minimum price movement. ## Technical terms ### Bar spacing A number of pixels between each data point on the chart. Smaller values show more data. ### Datafeed A middleware that requests data from a server and sends it to the library. Refer to the [Connecting data](https://charting-library-docs.xstaging.tv/latest/connecting_data.md) article for more information. ### Date range A period of time that is currently visible on the chart canvas. This range changes when users scale the chart. Refer to [Time scale](https://charting-library-docs.xstaging.tv/latest/ui_elements/Time-Scale.md#time-frame-toolbar) for more information. ### Featureset A toggle that allows you to enable or disable a certain feature. Refer to the [Featuresets](https://charting-library-docs.xstaging.tv/latest/customization/Featuresets.md) article for more information. ### Pane An area on the chart where a [series](#series) or [indicator](https://charting-library-docs.xstaging.tv/latest/ui_elements/indicators.md) is displayed. The picture below shows the red pane with the main series and the green pane with the indicator. ### Plot A line or area that represents indicator values on a chart. ### Series A collection of data points that represents a specific metric over time. A series can be of different styles that affect how data is displayed on the chart. Refer to [Chart styles](https://charting-library-docs.xstaging.tv/latest/customization/overrides/chart-overrides.md#chart-styles) for more information. ### Source symbol A symbol that is used as a data source for a certain indicator. The indicator calculates its own data based on the symbol's data. ### Spread operators Operators that allow comparison between a financial instrument, such as a stock, and an additional variable, such as another financial instrument or a numerical value. Spread operators can be enabled in the [Search Symbol](https://charting-library-docs.xstaging.tv/latest/ui_elements/Symbol-Search.md#enable-spread-operators) and [Compare Symbol](https://charting-library-docs.xstaging.tv/latest/ui_elements/indicators.md#enable-spread-operators) dialogs. --- ## Sitemap - [All documentation pages](https://charting-library-docs.xstaging.tv/llms.txt) - [Full page map with headings](https://charting-library-docs.xstaging.tv/docs_map.md)