Trading Basics
Debenture
A form or capital, similar to debt, issued by companies and backed by particular assets.
Other Trading Basics
Contrary Opinion
An approach to trading where traders take the opposite view and therefore the position of the retail participants in a market.
Cash Call
When your broker asks you to deposit more cash into your brokerage account to cover margin requirements.
Circuit Breaker
When exchanges stop the trading in a security that has fallen significantly.
This is done to stop an uncontrollable panic.
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