Trading Basics

Book Value

A valuation of something using its net assets on the balance sheet.

A very rough way of valuing an asset because it ignores the intangibles.

The amount of credit given to a trader by a broker. Hardly done anymore.

The month during which a contract or bet expires.

Consumer price index, a measure of inflation excluding housing costs.

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