Trading Basics
Day Trading
A day trader attempts to make a profit by making short, sharp transactions on a day-to-day basis, rather than letting their investments mature. A day trader will try to avoid keeping any positions open overnight to avoid charges that may cut into their profits.
Other Trading Basics
Balance of Payments
Also BoP. This is the difference between payments into or out of a country. It can be negative or positive and is used by traders in fundamental analysis.
Available Margin
The amount of margin a trader has available to trade with.
This is account balance minus margin used on open positions.
Bullish and Bearish Markets
A bullish market means that the price is going up and higher.
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Learn the skills needed to trade the markets on our Trading for Beginners course.
