Trading Basics
Buy On Opening
When a trader buys at the beginning of a trading session.
Other 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.
Buy Stop
An order type where the trader wishes to go long above the current market price.
At The Money
A term used in options trading where the strike price of the option is similar to the current underlying spot price of the instrument.
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