Trading Basics
Market Hours
The opening hours for a market. Markets can sometimes be traded after hours.
Other Trading Basics
Currency Futures
A future is an agreement to buy or sell something at future point in time. A currency future is when that agreement is on an FX market.
Acquisition
When the majority of shares changes hands in a company.
This is typically when one company buys another.
Ask Price
The ask price is the level at which a seller is willing to accept a bid on a security.
The ask price is always higher than the bid price.
Also known as the offer price.
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