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
Close A Position
When a trader places a trade to reduce their position to zero.
They are closing their position.
Bid-Ask Spread
The difference between the price the trader and buy at and the price they can sell at.
Also bid-offer spread. The wider the spread, the more the trader pays, reactively.
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