Glossary

The words SignalHubFX uses, in plain terms.

Word	Meaning
Signal	A trade idea a channel posts: symbol, buy or sell, entry, stop loss, take profits.
Follow-up	A later message about a signal: "move SL to entry", "close TP1", "cancel".
EA	Expert Advisor: the SignalHubFX program that runs inside your MetaTrader 5 and places the trades.
EA key	The key that ties an EA to one of your MT5 accounts. Not your MT5 password.
Connector	The SignalHubFX app on Windows that reads your own Telegram channels.
Admin channel	A channel SignalHubFX reads for everyone; you only follow it.
Own channel	A channel your connector reads for you.
Lot	The size of a trade at your broker.
Risk per signal	How much of your balance you'd lose if every stop loss of one signal is hit; the EA works out the lot from it.
Leg (TP1, TP2…)	Each take profit becomes its own position, with part of the lot.
Stop loss (SL)	The price where a losing trade closes. SignalHubFX never trades without one.
Take profit (TP)	The price where a winning trade closes.
Breakeven	Moving the stop loss to the entry, so the trade can't lose any more.
Market order	Opens now at the current price.
Pending order	Waits for the price: a Limit order for a better price, a Stop order for a breakout.
Spread	The gap between the buy and sell price at your broker at that moment.
Points	The broker's smallest price step; spread and distances are in points.
Floating P/L	Profit or loss of positions still open.
Equity	Balance plus floating P/L.
Timeline	The steps of one signal with their times, from the message to the broker.
Real / Demo	A real account trades real money; a demo trades practice money.