Trading Basics
ASX 200
A term used for the index of the top 200 shares on the Australian Securities Exchange, also AUS 200.
Other Trading Basics
Bid
Traders can go short at the bid price.
The terminology is from the broker point of view, they are bidding to buy from you.
Circuit Breaker
When exchanges stop the trading in a security that has fallen significantly.
This is done to stop an uncontrollable panic.
Broker
Provides access to the financial markets for traders.
Brokers come in all shapes and sizes.
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