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Swap Long vs Swap Short
3:10 · 8 chapters · Forex lessons, part 70
What you'll learn
Swap long is for buys, swap short is for sells. Here's why one is often positive and the other negative.
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- Key point 1
- What swap long and swap short mean
- Key point 2
- Why the interest rate gap makes one side earn and the other pay
- Key point 3
- Why both swaps are often negative, especially on crosses
- Key point 4
- When swap is charged, including triple swap Wednesday
- Key point 5
- How to read swap rates in the MetaTrader Specification window
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