Trading Basics
Chartist
A market participant or commentator that uses charts to analyse the price of a security.
Other Trading Basics
Credit Account
For those with excellent credit some brokers will provide a credit account. This means the trader puts up less margin.
ADR
American Depositary Receipts or ADRs. These are shares of foreign companies listed on exchanges in the USA in dollars.
They allow US investors to get access to overseas shares without the hassle of having to exchange currency, open brokerage accounts overseas and so on.
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