Trading Basics
Market Gap
A market gap is when the price of a stock quickly increases or decreases.
Other Trading Basics
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.
Chartist
A market participant or commentator that uses charts to analyse the price of a security.
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