A company’s bottom line is an important factor in share trading. Variously, it can be used to refer to the net earnings or earnings per share (EPS) of a business.

Basis point - a designation of the unit of measurement by which changes between two percent are calculated - it can also be called "bp", which means "bip" or "beep" in English. The value of the base point is one-hundredth of one percent or 0.01 percent.

Broker - a third-party independent entity or company that organizes and implements transactions on behalf of the other party. They have a variety of different asset classes at their disposal, including stocks, forex, real estate, and insurance. Typically, the broker will charge a fee for completing the order.

Acquisition of a financial instrument implies a transfer of title to it from another person, both in respect of goods and in respect of shares or other assets.

Bonds are a form of financial investment that consists of providing money to an institution for a specific period of time. Depending on the type of institution to which you are lending money to, they are usually issued in two ways: commercial bonds and government bonds.

In the area of trading and investment, the rate is the amount that can be paid to acquire a financial instrument.

Bulls are stock speculators who assume that a market, financial instrument or sector is developing on an upward trajectory. This attitude puts them in contradiction with bears who think that the market direction is pessimistic.

The beta indicator of a financial instrument is a measure of risk or volatility in comparison with a wider market.

A bearish trading style implies that a market, an asset or a financial instrument will move in a decreasing trajectory.

Auction market - a platform that promotes competition between buyers and sellers. During the auction, buyers specify the maximum price that they are willing to pay for an asset, while sellers express the lowest price that they would be comfortable to accept.

IG alerts - so-called trading alerts - is the ability to set specific criteria and be notified as soon as these indicators are reached. There are three main types: financial alerts, price alerts, and indicator alerts.

Alpha is a definition of the efficiency of an investment portfolio concerning a benchmark - for example, a stock market index. In other words, it is the degree to which the trader has managed to "beat" the market for a certain time. Depending on its proximity to the market, the alpha index can be positive or negative.