Trading Basics

Cash Price

Also spot price.

The price now to transact in the underlying asset.

Alternative Investment Market. A small cap stock market in the UK.

Lighter listing rules reduce the costs for the companies listing and seeking external equity finance.

A good starting point for growth companies not quite ready for the main LSE.

The amount of credit given to a trader by a broker. Hardly done anymore.

Types of asset that have similar characteristics.

There are four broad classes: Equities, Foreign Exchange, Debt and Commodities.

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