Trading Basics
Alerts
Where the broker or a third party sends a notification to a trader that a securities price has hit a certain preset condition.
A useful tool that allows traders to go make a cup of tea.
Other Trading Basics
At The Money
A term used in options trading where the strike price of the option is similar to the current underlying spot price of the instrument.
Broker
Provides access to the financial markets for traders.
Brokers come in all shapes and sizes.
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.
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Learn the skills needed to trade the markets on our Trading for Beginners course.