Trading Basics
Cyclical Shares
Equities that follow the economic cycle. For example banking shares typically rise and fall with a cycle.
Other Trading Basics
BoE Rate Decision
The Bank of England’s interest rate decision is announced following the meeting of its monetary policy committee, which meets eight times a year.
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%.
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