Trading Basics
Balance
A summarised financial result of all funds deposited in, and withdrawn from the customer’s account, and of all closed positions in that account.
Other Trading Basics
Closing Trade
A trade to close a position. Most trading requires the trader to place the opposite trade to that done when opening their position.
This will crystallise the profit or loss.
Bollinger Bands
A technical indicator developed by John Bollinger.
The bands help a trader visualise changes in price volatility.
Taught in our Technical Trading course.
Cyclical Shares
Equities that follow the economic cycle. For example banking shares typically rise and fall with a cycle.
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Learn the skills needed to trade the markets on our Trading for Beginners course.