Trading Basics
ETFS
Exchange Traded Fund. An investment fund traded on a recognized exchange. The fund can give the investor exposure to a certain sector, index or risk. The investor just has to make one purchase of the fund and not all the underlying investments.
Other Trading Basics
Assets
Anything that is owned that is expected to generate a return to the owned.
Opposite to a liability.
Cyclical Shares
Equities that follow the economic cycle. For example banking shares typically rise and fall with a cycle.
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