Trading Basics
Corporate Action
An event that requires approval or notification of the shareholders of a business. Paying dividend or a rights issue are corporate actions.
Other Trading Basics
Contango
This is when the futures price of a security is above the cash price at maturity. The opposite is backwardation.
Commodities
A commodity is a basic good where the quality of the product won’t differ depending on where it’s sourced.
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