Trading Basics

Candlestick Chart

A type of chart using a security’s opening, closing, high and low price for a particular period.

Other Trading Basics

Cash or Spot Market

Also known as a spot market, cash markets are different to futures contracts, as commodities are traded immediately for cash at the current market price.

Corporate Action

An event that requires approval or notification of the shareholders of a business.

Black Box Trading

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.

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