Trading Basics
Contract Size
The minimum amount a product can be traded in. Normally these are standardised, like a lot in fx.
Other Trading Basics
Candlestick Chart
A type of chart using a security’s opening, closing, high and low price for a particular period.
Cable
Another name for the GBP – USD exchange.
Around half a trillion dollars is traded between the two currencies everyday, making it the third most popular currency pair to trade in behind EUR – USD and USD – JPY.
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