Trading Basics
Volume
The number of shares or units changing hand in a particular security.
Other Trading Basics
Broker
Provides access to the financial markets for traders.
Brokers come in all shapes and sizes.
Bollinger Bands
A technical indicator developed by John Bollinger.
The bands help a trader visualise changes in price volatility.
Taught in our Technical Trading course.
Bid
Traders can go short at the bid price.
The terminology is from the broker point of view, they are bidding to buy from you.
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