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Frequently Asked Questions About Trading
What is a 'bear' market?
An extended period (at least two-months) of declining market prices.
What is a 'bull' market?
A period of rising market prices, during which market sentiment is positive.
Why are they called ‘bull’ and ‘bear’ markets?
These terms are metaphoric and originate from the way these animals attack. A bull attacks in an upward motion with its horns, while a bear attacks in a downward motion with its paws. Thus a negative market trending down is a ‘bear’ market and a positive market, trending up is a ‘bull’ market.
What is a CFD?
A Contract for Difference (CFD) is a derivative that is settled daily on the basis of movements in the prices of the underlying assets.
What is a commodity?
A product that can be used in a trade, for example metals or foreign currencies.
What is a futures contract?
A legal agreement to buy or sell a security, commodity or financial instrument at a fixed price on a specified future date.
What is hedging?
Offsetting the price risk fixed in any cash market position, by taking an equal but opposite position in the futures market.
What is an option?
A contract between two parties giving the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an underlying asset at a particular price on or before a particular date.
What is a day trader?
Speculators who take positions in commodities or derivatives, which are then liquidated prior to the close of the same trading day.
What is the difference between fundamental and technical analysis?
Fundamental analysis predicts future movements in the markets through economic and political information; Technical analysis studies the action of a price through tools such as charts, which analysts then use to predict future price movements.
What is a candlestick chart?
A chart that indicates the trading range for the day, as well as the opening and closing price. If the open price is higher than the close price, the rectangle between the open and close price is shaded. If the close price is higher than the open price, the rectangle is not shaded.
What is point and figure chart?
A chart that shows price changes of a minimum amount, regardless of the time period involved.
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