Trading Basics
Carry Trade
A forex trading strategy of borrowing funds in a low-interest rate currency and buying assets in higher yielding currency.
For years this was selling Yen to buy Dollars.
Other Trading Basics
ABS
Asset-backed securities.
These are securities backed by assets, like mortgages, which are claimable if the creditor defaults.
ADR
American Depositary Receipts or ADRs. These are shares of foreign companies listed on exchanges in the USA in dollars.
They allow US investors to get access to overseas shares without the hassle of having to exchange currency, open brokerage accounts overseas and so on.
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