Trading Basics
Gearing
Another name for leverage. Debt to equity proportions on a trade or portfolio.
Other Trading Basics
Commercial Paper
How big companies finance short-term cash flow.
Like bonds but without the coupon, instead, the APR is determined by the discount the agreements are entered into and the length of time to repayment.
For example, a blue chip company might borrow $9.95m dollars today and repay $10m in a month’s time.
CAC40
Cotation Assistée en Continu.
The short name for the headline french index which includes 40 companies.
Available Margin
The amount of margin a trader has available to trade with.
This is account balance minus margin used on open positions.
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