Trading Basics
Capital Gains Tax
Also, CGT.
A tax on the profits obtained from a capital investment or transaction.
Other Trading Basics
Bull Market
A Bull Market is any financial market where prices are rising or are expected to rise.
Cash Call
When your broker asks you to deposit more cash into your brokerage account to cover margin requirements.
Book Value
A valuation of something using its net assets on the balance sheet.
A very rough way of valuing an asset because it ignores the intangibles.
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