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
Carry Trade
A forex trading strategy of borrowing funds in a low-interest rate currency and buying assets in higher yielding currency.
For years this was selling Yen to buy Dollars.
Close to the Money
In options trading when the underlying price of the security is close to the strike price of the option.
At Best
An order type that instructs the broker to get the best possible price they can obtain for a trader or investor
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Learn the skills needed to trade the markets on our Trading for Beginners course.
