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.
Other Trading Basics
After-Hours Dealing
After-hours trading involves buying or selling securities outside of specified trading hours.
However, trading after hours may offer less liquidity, as fewer traders are operating at these times and spread betting firms may offer wider spreads as fluctuations can occur during these times.
Black Box Trading
Also referred to as automatic or algorithmic trading.
The trader does not need to see the system in operation, in effect its a black box.
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