Trading Basics
Hang Seng
An index of the thirty three largest companies on the Hong Kong stock exchange.
Other Trading Basics
Bid
Traders can go short at the bid price.
The terminology is from the broker point of view, they are bidding to buy from you.
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.
Buyback
When companies purchase their own shares.
This reduces the amount of shares issued.
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