Trading Basics

Vix

A really important measure of expected future volatility as implied by the pricing of options of S&P 500 equities. When VIX is high fear is considered rife, when low greed widespread.

Other Trading Basics

At Best

An order type that instructs the broker to get the best possible price they can obtain for a trader or investor

Circuit Breaker

When exchanges stop the trading in a security that has fallen significantly.

This is done to stop an uncontrollable panic.

Brent Crude

A type of oil extracted from the North Sea, off the UK.

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