Trading Basics
Collateral
The resources put up by the trader to enter a trade.
Requested by the counterparty and normally in the form of cash but sometimes other liquid assets like shares.
Other Trading Basics
Annual General Meeting (AGM)
This is where shareholders meet each year to vote on the various decisions a company needs to make.
Counterparty
You need at least two parties in a financial transaction, they are counterparties.
Close to the Money
In options trading when the underlying price of the security is close to the strike price of the option.
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