Trading Basics
Brent Crude
A type of oil extracted from the North Sea, off the UK.
Because of its constituent elements and cost to transport it can differ in price to other oil types, like West Texas Intermediate.
Other Trading Basics
Collateral
The resources put up by the trader to enter a trade.
Requested by the counterparty and normally in the form of cash but sometimes other liquid assets like shares.
Capital Gains Tax
Also, CGT.
A tax on the profits obtained from a capital investment or transaction.
Bull Market
A Bull Market is any financial market where prices are rising or are expected to rise.
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