Trading Basics

CAC40

Cotation Assistée en Continu.

The short name for the headline french index which includes 40 companies.

Backwardation occurs when a bid price exceeds the ask price.

This usually occurs when stock is suspended or under a share repurchase scheme.

It can also mean that a futures contract will trade at a higher price when it is coming close to expiring.

The opposite of backwardation is known as contango.

An order type where the trader wishes to go long at the limit price or lower.

Person, or organisation that uses arbitrage as a strategy.

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