Trading Basics
What is a central bank?
A central bank or monetary authority is a monopolised and often nationalized institution given control over the distribution of money and credit.
Other Trading Basics
Binary Bet
A binary bet offers a win or loss outcome, nothing in between.
Binary options are now banned in the EU.
Basis Point
A basis point is 0.01% and is typically used when quoting interest rate changes.
A move of 0.25% is described as 25 basis points.
Broker
Provides access to the financial markets for traders.
Brokers come in all shapes and sizes.
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Learn the skills needed to trade the markets on our Trading for Beginners course.
