Trading Basics
Treasury Bonds
Government-issued bonds.
Other Trading Basics
Balance of Trade
Also BoT. This is the difference between trade into or out of a country.
Experts and imports. It can be negative or positive and is used by traders in fundamental analysis.
Basis Point
A basis point is 0.01% and is typically used when quoting interest rate changes.
A move of 0.25% is described as 25 basis points.
Currency Options
A option is the right to buy or sell something in the future but not the obligation. A currency option is on an FX market.
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