Trading Basics
UK 100
A broker name for the FTSE 100 index. For trademark reasons brokers aren’t allowed to name the market the FTSE 100.
Other Trading Basics
Book Value
A valuation of something using its net assets on the balance sheet.
A very rough way of valuing an asset because it ignores the intangibles.
Binary Bet
A binary bet offers a win or loss outcome, nothing in between.
Binary options are now banned in the EU.
Corporate Action
An event that requires approval or notification of the shareholders of a business.
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