Trading Basics

Call

An option that gives the purchaser the right, but not the obligation, to buy a security at a certain price.

Also referred to as automatic or algorithmic trading.

The trader does not need to see the system in operation, in effect its a black box.

When your broker asks you to deposit more cash into your brokerage account to cover margin requirements.

Where the buying and selling of securities is automated and driven by algorithms.

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