Trading Basics
London Stock Exchange
The UK main stock exchange.
Other Trading Basics
Candlestick Chart
A type of chart using a security’s opening, closing, high and low price for a particular period.
Bear Raid
When bears team up to push the price of a security down, normally by short selling and/or rumours.
This is illegal.
After-Hours Dealing
After-hours trading involves buying or selling securities outside of specified trading hours.
However, trading after hours may offer less liquidity, as fewer traders are operating at these times and spread betting firms may offer wider spreads as fluctuations can occur during these times.
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Learn the skills needed to trade the markets on our Trading for Beginners course.
