Trading Basics

Gearing

Another name for leverage. Debt to equity proportions on a trade or portfolio.

Where the broker or a third party sends a notification to a trader that a securities price has hit a certain preset condition.

A useful tool that allows traders to go make a cup of tea.

When a trader goes long a financial instrument they will buy it.

Person, or organisation that uses arbitrage as a strategy.

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