Trading Basics
CAC40
Cotation Assistée en Continu.
The short name for the headline french index which includes 40 companies.
Other Trading Basics
Bid
Traders can go short at the bid price.
The terminology is from the broker point of view, they are bidding to buy from you.
ASX 200
A term used for the index of the top 200 shares on the Australian Securities Exchange, also AUS 200.
Acquisition
When the majority of shares changes hands in a company.
This is typically when one company buys another.
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