Trading Basics

Equities

Typically shares or indices of shares. Ordinary shares share the economic gains from a company after debt has been serviced.

The date a contract expires, if applicable.

Traders can go short at the bid price.

The terminology is from the broker point of view, they are bidding to buy from you.

Asset-backed securities.

These are securities backed by assets, like mortgages, which are claimable if the creditor defaults.

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

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