Introduction. A brief excursion into the history of the financial market

Forex is a market in which transactions for the sale and purchase of currencies are made with the aim of making a profit by changing the rates of these currencies. Forex is the largest financial market in the world, its turnover significantly exceeds the turnover of the stock and other markets

A commodity is a raw material used for trade.

A stock index is a composite index calculated on the basis of the prices of a certain group of securities - an “index basket”.