Trading Basics
London Stock Exchange
The UK main stock exchange.
Other Trading Basics
Alerts
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.
Cash or Spot Market
Also known as a spot market, cash markets are different to futures contracts, as commodities are traded immediately for cash at the current market price.
American Option
An option that can get exercised at any time during its life.
European options can only be exercised at the end.
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Learn the skills needed to trade the markets on our Trading for Beginners course.