Trading Basics
Dow
Short hand for the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
Other Trading Basics
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.
CAC40
Cotation Assistée en Continu.
The short name for the headline french index which includes 40 companies.
Averaging Down
Once an initial long trade is place this is the practice of opening additional positions at a lower price with the view of bringing the average opening price of the position down.
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