Trading Basics
CPI
Consumer price index, a measure of inflation excluding housing costs.
Other Trading Basics
Close A Position
When a trader places a trade to reduce their position to zero.
They are closing their position.
AIM
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.
Annual General Meeting (AGM)
This is where shareholders meet each year to vote on the various decisions a company needs to make.
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