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
Asset Classes
Types of asset that have similar characteristics.
There are four broad classes: Equities, Foreign Exchange, Debt and Commodities.
Call
An option that gives the purchaser the right, but not the obligation, to buy a security at a certain price.
Counterparty
You need at least two parties in a financial transaction, they are counterparties.
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