Trading Basics
AIM
Alternative Investment Market. A small cap stock market in the UK.
Lighter listing rules reduce the costs for the companies listing and seeking external equity finance.
A good starting point for growth companies not quite ready for the main LSE.
Other Trading Basics
Cash or Spot Market
Also known as a spot market, cash markets are different to futures contracts, as commodities are traded immediately for cash at the current market price.
CFD
Contract for difference.
An OTC financial derivative where the counterparties agree to exchange the change in a price.
No underlying assets are exchanged.
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