Trading Basics
Blue Chip
Well established, big companies.
A blue chip is an expensive chip on the poker table
Other Trading Basics
Balance of Trade
Also BoT. This is the difference between trade into or out of a country.
Experts and imports. It can be negative or positive and is used by traders in fundamental analysis.
After-House Dealing
After-hours trading involves buying or selling securities outside of specified trading hours.
However, trading after hours may offer less liquidity, as fewer traders are operating at these times and spread betting firms may offer wider spreads as fluctuations can occur during these times.
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