Trading Basics
European Session
07:00 to 16:00 London time.
Other Trading Basics
Asset Classes
Types of asset that have similar characteristics.
There are four broad classes: Equities, Foreign Exchange, Debt and Commodities.
Alpha
This is a measure of price performance vs a benchmark.
If a trader makes 10% per annum and the index makes 7% the trader has an alpha of 3%.
Cable
Another name for the GBP – USD exchange.
Around half a trillion dollars is traded between the two currencies everyday, making it the third most popular currency pair to trade in behind EUR – USD and USD – JPY.
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Learn the skills needed to trade the markets on our Trading for Beginners course.
