Trading Basics
Debt
A form of capital funding where there is an obligation to repay what is borrowed, normally with interest.
Other Trading Basics
Assets
Anything that is owned that is expected to generate a return to the owned.
Opposite to a liability.
Balance of Payments
Also BoP. This is the difference between payments into or out of a country. It can be negative or positive and is used by traders in fundamental analysis.
After-Hours Dealing
After-hours trading involves buying or selling securities outside of specified trading hours.
However, trading after hours may offer less liquidity, as fewer traders are operating at these times and spread betting firms may offer wider spreads as fluctuations can occur during these times.
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