Trading Basics
Virtual Trading
Also practice trading. Brokers will normally provide a virtual account to practice trade with virtual funds.
Other Trading Basics
Capital Gains Tax
Also, CGT.
A tax on the profits obtained from a capital investment or transaction.
Buyback
When companies purchase their own shares.
This reduces the amount of shares issued.
AIM
Alternative Investment Market. A small cap stock market in the UK.
Lighter listing rules reduce the costs for the companies listing and seeking external equity finance.
A good starting point for growth companies not quite ready for the main LSE.
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