Financial instruments held for trading purposes are entered in the trading book and those intended to be held to maturity are enterd in the banking book!!
joe
Day trading is the act of trading intraday. There really isn't any difference. Only different terminologies used by different people.
there are 251 trading days (varies a little). I'm sure banking calendars are the same. The U.S. trading calendar is the same as the U.S. banking calendar with two exceptions. Columbus Day is a banking holiday, but not a trading holiday. Good Friday is a trading holiday, but not a banking holiday. Most bonds and other fixed-income securities are not traded on banking holidays.
Trading businesses and service businesses
During the Renaissance there was banking, more trading especially in Florence Italy, and the social status was still there but there were changes. Those were the main differences. Hope that helps.
Retail Banking is the practice of financial transaction carried out between consumer and institution. Retail banking dates back to early 16th century when the British started trading across continents.
Balance of trade is equal value of import and export between both trading partners. A trade deficit or unequal trade between both trading partners results in economic crunch (foreign reserve) of either country.
Credit given by stockbrokers IS margin trading.
Arbitrage trading is trading that takes advantage of a difference in price between two or more different markets, to make a profit equal to the difference in the market prices. Arbitrage trading is useful in banks and brokerage firms.
commodity trading is the trading of primary products on exchange. spot trading and future trading of comodities are done to take advantage of difference between current and future prices.
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A CFD trading, or Contract for Difference, is an agreement between two parties to exchange the difference between the opening price and closing price of a contract. Trading option to trade the change of price in multiple commodity and equity markets, with leverage and immediate execution.