Trading Basics

Dutch Auction

An auction process where the price starts high and is gradually lowed. Very useful when auctioning bond issues.

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

A term used in options trading where the strike price of the option is similar to the current underlying spot price of the instrument.

A type of oil extracted from the North Sea, off the UK.

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