Trading Basics

Day Trader

Someone that trades in a short term time horizon. Typically, not leaving opening positions overnight.

A term used by brokers to describe a rapidly moving or thinly traded market.

Depending on the terms and conditions, this allows brokers to examine and possibly change trades placed during these conditions.

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 interest payment on a bond.

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