Trading Basics
Charts
A graphical representation of the price of a financial instrument.
Other Trading Basics
Broker
Provides access to the financial markets for traders.
Brokers come in all shapes and sizes.
CFD
Contract for difference.
An OTC financial derivative where the counterparties agree to exchange the change in a price.
No underlying assets are exchanged.
Alpha
This is a measure of price performance vs a benchmark.
If a trader makes 10% per annum and the index makes 7% the trader has an alpha of 3%.
Start learning
Learn the skills needed to trade the markets on our Trading for Beginners course.
