Trading Basics

Double Top

A price pattern forming at the top of a trend, interpreted by technical analysts as suggesting a reversal in price.

When your broker asks you to deposit more cash into your brokerage account to cover margin requirements.

Types of asset that have similar characteristics.

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

When bears team up to push the price of a security down, normally by short selling and/or rumours.

This is illegal.

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