Trading Basics
Long
When a trader buys an asset they become long the asset and hope to profit from an increase in price.
Other Trading Basics
Candlestick Chart
A type of chart using a security’s opening, closing, high and low price for a particular period.
Commercial Paper
How big companies finance short-term cash flow.
Like bonds but without the coupon, instead, the APR is determined by the discount the agreements are entered into and the length of time to repayment.
For example, a blue chip company might borrow $9.95m dollars today and repay $10m in a month’s time.