Trading Basics

Bear Trap

When a piece of analysis points to the market falling and the price instead goes up, trapping the bears.

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

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

A term used by brokers to describe a rapidly moving or thinly traded market.

Depending on the terms and conditions, this allows brokers to examine and possibly change trades placed during these conditions.

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