Trading Basics
Margin
Margin is the amount of money needed in a trading account to open a position.
Other Trading Basics
Contango
This is when the futures price of a security is above the cash price at maturity. The opposite is backwardation.
Contrary Opinion
An approach to trading where traders take the opposite view and therefore the position of the retail participants in a market.
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