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Tick — definition & meaning

The minimum price increment an instrument can move.

A tick is the smallest possible price change for a given instrument. Each market has its own tick size — for example, a futures contract might move in ticks of 0.25.

Tick value is how much money one tick is worth per contract. Traders in futures often think in ticks the way forex traders think in pips.

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Related terms

Pip
The smallest standard price move in most currency pairs.
Point
A single unit of price movement, used for indices, stocks and pips.
Futures
A standardised contract to buy or sell an asset at a set future date and price.
Long
Buying an asset expecting its price to rise so you can sell higher.
Short
Selling an asset you expect to fall, aiming to buy it back cheaper.
Bid
The highest price a buyer is currently willing to pay.

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