Trading Basics
Credit Rating
An entities perceived ability to repay its debt. Provided by credit rating agencies. AAA is the best credit rating.
Other Trading Basics
Contango
This is when the futures price of a security is above the cash price at maturity. The opposite is backwardation.
Bank of England
The UK’s central bank responsible for setting interest rates for Sterling and maintaining stability in the UK’s financial industry.
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