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Lithium

Top 8 lithium producers in the world by country

Lithium production’s predicted to triple by 2025, due to a surge in electric vehicle (EV) purchases. Discover the world’s top lithium producers and find out how you can add lithium to your trading or investment portfolio with us.

2022-11-21T10:50:39+0000

IG Spread betting and CFD Trading

The top 5 buy-now-pay-later stocks on the ASX

Australia is home to some of the world’s leading buy-now-pay-later platforms, whose share prices surged during the early days of the Covid pandemic. Here is a list of the top 5 ASX BNPL stocks.

2022-10-12T05:27:56+0100

Traders

28 trading slang expressions every trader should know

When it comes to trading slang, it’s a jungle out there, with trading terminology that can be difficult to decipher. We’ve rounded up the usual suspects and tamed them into short definitions so you can speculate with confidence.

2021-07-27T12:41:00+0100

IG Spread betting and CFD Trading

CFDs vs options: what are the differences?

CFDs and options are both financial derivatives that enable you to speculate on the markets, but they operate in very different ways. Here's a complete guide to the differences between the two.

2020-06-08T07:33:09+0100

Pre-euro currency

What were the pre-euro currencies in Europe?

The euro is the currency used by countries within the eurozone, but it is a relative newcomer in the currency world. Here, we look at the histories of the various old currencies of Europe before the euro was introduced.

2020-01-21T16:20:19+0000

Purchasing power parity

What is purchasing power parity (PPP)?

The economic theory of PPP is commonly used to compare the economic health of countries across the world. We take a look at the different types of purchasing power parity and how the theory applies to financial markets.

2019-11-06T14:23:00+0000