Trading Basics
Equities
Typically shares or indices of shares. Ordinary shares share the economic gains from a company after debt has been serviced.
Other Trading Basics
Commission
A charge levied on a client to place trades in certain asset types. FX and CFD trading attracts commission.
Asset Classes
Types of asset that have similar characteristics.
There are four broad classes: Equities, Foreign Exchange, Debt and Commodities.
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