Trading Basics

Ask Price

The ask price is the level at which a seller is willing to accept a bid on a security.

The ask price is always higher than the bid price.

Also known as the offer price.

This is a measure of price performance vs a benchmark.

If a trader makes 10% per annum and the index makes 7% the trader has an alpha of 3%.

When a trader buys an asset cheaply at the bottom of its fall.

A type of chart using a security’s opening, closing, high and low price for a particular period.

Learn the skills needed to trade the markets on our Trading for Beginners course.

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