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
Credit Rating
An entities perceived ability to repay its debt. Provided by credit rating agencies. AAA is the best credit rating.
Bear Raid
When bears team up to push the price of a security down, normally by short selling and/or rumours.
This is illegal.
Bid-Ask Spread
The difference between the price the trader and buy at and the price they can sell at.
Also bid-offer spread. The wider the spread, the more the trader pays, reactively.
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