Trading Basics

Carry Trade

A forex trading strategy of borrowing funds in a low-interest rate currency and buying assets in higher yielding currency.

For years this was selling Yen to buy Dollars.

Provides access to the financial markets for traders.

Brokers come in all shapes and sizes.

A commodity is a basic good where the quality of the product won’t differ depending on where it’s sourced.

A term used by brokers to describe a rapidly moving or thinly traded market.

Depending on the terms and conditions, this allows brokers to examine and possibly change trades placed during these conditions.

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