Trading Basics

Counter Party

You need at least two parties in a financial transaction, they are counterparties.

When exchanges stop the trading in a security that has fallen significantly.

This is done to stop an uncontrollable panic.

A forex trading strategy of borrowing funds in a low-interest rate currency and buying assets in higher yielding currency.

For years this was selling Yen to buy Dollars.

The month during which a contract or bet expires.

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