Trading Basics
Dividend
A dividend is a variable payment from a company to its shareholders. We touch on dividends here.
Other Trading Basics
American Option
An option that can get exercised at any time during its life.
European options can only be exercised at the end.
Alerts
Where the broker or a third party sends a notification to a trader that a securities price has hit a certain preset condition.
A useful tool that allows traders to go make a cup of tea.
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 of money and credit.
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