Trading Basics
Dividend
A dividend is a variable payment from a company to its shareholders. We touch on dividends here.
Other Trading Basics
Call
An option that gives the purchaser the right, but not the obligation, to buy a security at a certain price.
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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Learn the skills needed to trade the markets on our Trading for Beginners course.
