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.
Other Trading Basics
Book Building
When a new share is issued book building is the process institutions go through to gauge demand and therefore price.
This goes on before the share is available to trade on the exchange.
Capital
The economic resource used to buy assets, normally with the view to provide a product or service.
Account History
This refers to a traders account with their broker.
It is a register of their completed transactions, balances and orders.
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