Trading Basics
Cash Price
Also spot price.
The price now to transact in the underlying asset.
Other Trading Basics
Currency Futures
A future is an agreement to buy or sell something at future point in time. A currency future is when that agreement is on an FX market.
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.
Capital Gains Tax
Also, CGT.
A tax on the profits obtained from a capital investment or transaction.
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