Trading Basics
Abnormal Market Conditions
A term used by brokers to describe a rapidly moving or thinly traded market.
Depending on the terms and conditions, this allows brokers to examine and possibly change trades placed during these conditions.
Other Trading Basics
Close A Position
When a trader places a trade to reduce their position to zero.
They are closing their position.
After-Hours Dealing
After-hours trading involves buying or selling securities outside of specified trading hours.
However, trading after hours may offer less liquidity, as fewer traders are operating at these times and spread betting firms may offer wider spreads as fluctuations can occur during these times.
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