Trading Basics

ADR

American Depositary Receipts or ADRs. These are shares of foreign companies listed on exchanges in the USA in dollars.

They allow US investors to get access to overseas shares without the hassle of having to exchange currency, open brokerage accounts overseas and so on.

Other Trading Basics

Binary Bet

A binary bet offers a win or loss outcome, nothing in between.

Binary options are now banned in the EU.

Buy Limit

An order type where the trader wishes to go long at the limit price or lower.

Asian Session

When the majority of Asian markets are open and trade.

Typically 23:00 to 08:00 GMT.

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