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facilitate: help; assist; make less difficult.:

facilitate: help; assist; make less difficult.

fade: take the opposite side of a trade because the price behavior is exploitable.:

fade: take the opposite side of a trade because the price behavior is exploitable.

failure: poor behavior, either acting or failing to act, resulting in loss or foregoing foreseeable profit.:

failure: poor behavior, either acting or failing to act, resulting in loss or foregoing foreseeable profit.

fake-out: the seeming appearance of a trend step that immediately retraces to nearly the origin of the seeming trend step.:

fake-out: the seeming appearance of a trend step that immediately retraces to nearly the origin of the seeming trend step.

fee: a non-trade-specific charge by a broker. Compare commission.:

fee: a non-trade-specific charge by a broker. Compare commission.

feisty: spirited; moving at uneven speed and somewhat unpredictably; volatile.:

feisty: spirited; moving at uneven speed and somewhat unpredictably; volatile.

Fibonacci retracement: a technical analysis tool used to identify potential support and resistance levels.:

Fibonacci retracement: a technical analysis tool used to identify potential support and resistance levels.

Fibonacci sequence: a numeric sequence in which each element is the sum of the 2 elements that precede it.:

Fibonacci sequence: a numeric sequence in which each element is the sum of the 2 elements that precede it.

fickle: quickly changing without warning; variable or capricious.:

fickle: quickly changing without warning; variable or capricious.

fill: the price at which an order is executed.:

fill: the price at which an order is executed.

finance: management of financial resources.:

finance: management of financial resources.

fintech: financial technology: the application of technology to deliver or disrupt financial services and products. Historically, fintech meant the back-office computer systems that banks used internally. The contemporary meaning shifted dramatically after the 2008 financial crisis, when trust in traditional institutions eroded wh8ile smartphone adoption accelerated, creating conditions for a novel generation of consumer financial products built outside incumbent banks.:

fintech: financial technology: the application of technology to deliver or disrupt financial services and products. Historically, fintech meant the back-office computer systems that banks used internally. The contemporary meaning shifted dramatically after the 2008 financial crisis, when trust in traditional institutions eroded wh8ile smartphone adoption accelerated, creating conditions for a novel generation of consumer financial products built outside incumbent banks.

firecracker: a cracker with high profit potential now.:

firecracker: a cracker with high profit potential now.

firepower: profit potential without regard to trend.:

firepower: profit potential without regard to trend.

fleece (verb): to cheat someone of money.:

fleece (verb): to cheat someone of money.

fluctuate: rising and falling, often unpredictably so.:

fluctuate: rising and falling, often unpredictably so.

footprint (aka market impact): the detectable impact an order has on the book, tape, or liquidity behavior.:

footprint (aka market impact): the detectable impact an order has on the book, tape, or liquidity behavior.

foremost: most important.:

foremost: most important.

fortitude: strength, patience, and endurance in the face of adversity or temptation.:

fortitude: strength, patience, and endurance in the face of adversity or temptation.

Frankenstein: an unnatural, monstrous creation.:

Frankenstein: an unnatural, monstrous creation.

frosty (psychology): reserved/cool/aloof and attentive.:

frosty (psychology): reserved/cool/aloof and attentive.

full tilt boogie: all in.:

full tilt boogie: all in.

fundamental: basic; central; relating to (an) essential function or purpose.:

fundamental: basic; central; relating to (an) essential function or purpose.

fundamental analysis: evaluation of a stock based on a company’s financial standing. Constrast technical analysis.:

fundamental analysis: evaluation of a stock based on a company’s financial standing. Constrast technical analysis.

fungible: interchangeable; relating to money.:

fungible: interchangeable; relating to money.

future: imagining a scenario or event not in the past or present.:

future: imagining a scenario or event not in the past or present.

future bias: a bias towards the sanguinity of events in the future, typically optimistic. See present bias.:

future bias: a bias towards the sanguinity of events in the future, typically optimistic. See present bias.

futures: buying and selling standardized contracts that track the price of an underlying asset. The futures market is limited to a few liquid products and is dominated by algo.:

futures: buying and selling standardized contracts that track the price of an underlying asset. The futures market is limited to a few liquid products and is dominated by algo.