Trading Basics

Equities

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

Types of asset that have similar characteristics.

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

Traders can go short at the bid price.

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

The month during which a contract or bet expires.

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