Trading Basics
Hang Seng
An index of the thirty three largest companies on the Hong Kong stock exchange.
Other Trading Basics
Balance of Payments
Also BoP. This is the difference between payments into or out of a country. It can be negative or positive and is used by traders in fundamental analysis.
Commission
A charge levied on a client to place trades in certain asset types. FX and CFD trading attracts commission.
AIM
Alternative Investment Market. A small cap stock market in the UK.
Lighter listing rules reduce the costs for the companies listing and seeking external equity finance.
A good starting point for growth companies not quite ready for the main LSE.
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Learn the skills needed to trade the markets on our Trading for Beginners course.