Trading Basics

Available Margin

The amount of margin a trader has available to trade with.

This is account balance minus margin used on open positions.

The difference between the price the trader and buy at and the price they can sell at.

Also bid-offer spread. The wider the spread, the more the trader pays, reactively.

A type of chart using a security’s opening, closing, high and low price for a particular period.

The name given to German bonds.

Learn the skills needed to trade the markets on our Trading for Beginners course.