Trading Basics
Book Building
When a new share is issued book building is the process institutions go through to gauge demand and therefore price.
This goes on before the share is available to trade on the exchange.
Other Trading Basics
Bullish and Bearish Markets
A bullish market means that the price is going up and higher.
Carry Trade
A forex trading strategy of borrowing funds in a low-interest rate currency and buying assets in higher yielding currency.
For years this was selling Yen to buy Dollars.
Blue Chip
Well established, big companies.
A blue chip is an expensive chip on the poker table
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