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.

When bears team up to push the price of a security down, normally by short selling and/or rumours.

This is illegal.

Bank of England.

Anything that is owned that is expected to generate a return to the owned.

Opposite to a liability.

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