Trading Basics

Brent Crude

A type of oil extracted from the North Sea, off the UK.

Because of its constituent elements and cost to transport it can differ in price to other oil types, like West Texas Intermediate.

The difference between the price the trader and buy at and the price they can sell at.

Also bid-offer spread. The wider the spread, the more the trader pays, reactively.

The ‘Bet-per’ quantity is the minimum movement you can bet on within a market.

Technical analysts use repeatable chart patterns to try to spot changes or continuations in participant sentiment.

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

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