Trading Basics

Dealer

Normally a company or person traders go to buy or sell securities from.

The interest rate that the central bank of a country sets for retail banks.

Types of asset that have similar characteristics.

There are four broad classes: Equities, Foreign Exchange, Debt and Commodities.

The difference between the price the trader and buy at and the price they can sell at.

Also bid-offer spread. The wider the spread, the more the trader pays, reactively.

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