Trading Basics

Corporate Action

An event that requires approval or notification of the shareholders of a business. Paying dividend or a rights issue are corporate actions.

Contract for difference.

An OTC financial derivative where the counterparties agree to exchange the change in a price.

No underlying assets are exchanged.

A binary bet offers a win or loss outcome, nothing in between.

Binary options are now banned in the EU.

Alternative Investment Market. A small cap stock market in the UK.

Lighter listing rules reduce the costs for the companies listing and seeking external equity finance.

A good starting point for growth companies not quite ready for the main LSE.

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