Trading Basics
Brent Crude
A type of oil extracted from the North Sea, off the UK.
Because of its constituent elements and cost to transport it can differ in price to other oil types, like West Texas Intermediate.
Other Trading Basics
Alerts
Where the broker or a third party sends a notification to a trader that a securities price has hit a certain preset condition.
A useful tool that allows traders to go make a cup of tea.
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.
CAC40
Cotation Assistée en Continu.
The short name for the headline french index which includes 40 companies.
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