Recession
A recession is period of negative economic growth over the period of at least two quarters. This is measured in a country’s Gross Domestic Product …
Category: Trading Basics
PIT
This was the physical location where traders used to trade. Now largely redundant and replaced with virtual trading.
PIP
A pip is the smallest price change that an exchange rate can make. Most currency pairs are priced to four decimal points, meaning that the smallest c…
Parity
Parity is when two things are equal. This can occur in many different situations, such as the exchange rate for two currencies being 1 to 1, or two t…
Offer Price
The offer price is the highest price that a buyer will pay to purchase an asset, or the lowest a seller will accept on an asset. Offering an asset is …
NYSE
New York Stock Exchange
Nikkei 225
The Nikkei 225 is the leading index of Japanese stocks. It is price-weighted and includes the largest blue-chip companies on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.…
New York Stock Exchange
The NYSE is the largest equities-based exchange in the world based on market capitalisation. The NYSE became a public entity in 2005, and merged with …
Market Hours
The opening hours for a market. Markets can sometimes be traded after hours.
Market Gap
A market gap is when the price of a stock quickly increases or decreases.
