Trading Basics
Capital Gains Tax
Also, CGT.
A tax on the profits obtained from a capital investment or transaction.
Other Trading Basics
Alerts
Where the broker or a third party sends a notification to a trader that a securities price has hit a certain preset condition.
A useful tool that allows traders to go make a cup of tea.
Blue Chip
Well established, big companies.
A blue chip is an expensive chip on the poker table
Counterparty
You need at least two parties in a financial transaction, they are counterparties.
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Learn the skills needed to trade the markets on our Trading for Beginners course.