What is GDP
Gross Domestic Product is a measure of the total value of all goods and services produced by a particular country or region. In the UK this is release…
Category: Trading Basics
Arbirtage
Simultaneously buying and selling a security at two different prices in two different markets, with the aim of making a profit without the risk of pri…
What is a Central Bank
A central bank or monetary authority is a monopolised and often nationalised institution given privileged control over the production and distribution…
Base Rate
The interest rate that the central bank of a country sets for retail banks.
Warrant
The right to buy new shares at a set price in a company at a future point in time. Similar to an option which gives similar right but over existing sh…
Wall Street
The street in downtown Manhattan at the heart of America’s financial industry. The term Wall Street is slang for all things finance.
Volume
The number of shares or units changing hand in a particular security.
Volatility
Volatility describes how quick and how much the price of a security or market index has changed. Volatility is linked to risk, as normally the more vo…
Vix
A really important measure of expected future volatility as implied by the pricing of options of S&P 500 equities. When VIX is high fear is considered…
Virtual Trading
Also practice trading. Brokers will normally provide a virtual account to practice trade with virtual funds.
