Trading Basics
Circuit Breakers
When exchanges stop the trading in a security that has fallen significantly.
This is done to stop an uncontrollable panic.
Other Trading Basics
AIM
Alternative Investment Market. A small cap stock market in the UK.
Lighter listing rules reduce the costs for the companies listing and seeking external equity finance.
A good starting point for growth companies not quite ready for the main LSE.
Blue Chip
Well established, big companies.
A blue chip is an expensive chip on the poker table
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