Trading Basics
Credit Limit
The amount of credit given to a trader by a broker. Hardly done anymore.
Other Trading Basics
Automated Trading
Where the buying and selling of securities is automated and driven by algorithms.
Bullish and Bearish Markets
A bullish market means that the price is going up and higher.
Alpha
This is a measure of price performance vs a benchmark.
If a trader makes 10% per annum and the index makes 7% the trader has an alpha of 3%.
Start learning
Learn the skills needed to trade the markets on our Trading for Beginners course.