Trading Basics

Margin Call

When a broker requests additional funds are placed on account to keep positions open.

When a position is closed the trader crystalises the profit or loss.

An option that gives the purchaser the right, but not the obligation, to buy a security at a certain price.

An order type where the trader wishes to go long at the limit price or lower.

Learn the skills needed to trade the markets on our Trading for Beginners course.