Trading Basics
Illiquid
A market without much trade happening, this can result in the price jumping around on small trades. Illiquid markets increase the gapping risk.
Other Trading Basics
Contango
This is when the futures price of a security is above the cash price at maturity. The opposite is backwardation.
Carry Trade
A forex trading strategy of borrowing funds in a low-interest rate currency and buying assets in higher yielding currency.
For years this was selling Yen to buy Dollars.
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