Trading Basics

Charts

A graphical representation of the price of a financial instrument.

The exchange of two currencies.

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%.

A form of fundamental analysis which starts with analysis of the individual parts.

Bottom up analysis of an index would involve the analysis of each company in that index.

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

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