A high-risk trading strategy where the trader uses borrowed funds.

Margin trading refers to the use of trading assets using funds borrowed from someone else. In other words, margin trading is a strategy that relies on trading leverage to increase the amount of investments being made in the form of purchased assets. Thus, the strategy allows the trader to buy and sell well above their means at the time, but also present high risks in terms of possible losses.

Margin trading is popular but has varying regulations from broker to broker. However, the returns on investments are often sizable compared to when trading is done without the marginal account. But, because the trading funds are effectively on loan (with added interests), the risks are considered to be higher than the odds of significant yield.

A standard for measuring the total value of stocks or assets with reference to how many are available or in circulation.

Market capitalization (market cap) is a standard metric in corporate finance used to describe the value of a company, stock, or asset. This metric is defined as the total value obtainable from adding up all available units of the stock (in the form of shares) and multiplying this total by the price of each share. In crypto space, market cap refers to the overall value of a cryptocurrency which is determined by adding up available supply and multiplying this total by the price of the coin.

Market cap is a very useful financial instrument used to ascertain the value of a company or crypto. Because Bitcoin constantly has a higher market cap compared to others, it is considered to be the most valuable cryptocurrency in the world.

Malware refers to the broad classification of computer programs that are designed to deliberately breach computer systems, ruin files, and steal information. These programs are more commonly referred to as computer viruses because they are the virtual equivalent of infectious biological diseases. However, unlike in biological systems, malware do not only infiltrate the system or network, but also tend to stalk users and steal private information.

There are different kinds of malware, with the most popular known as Trojans. These are often programs that appear to be meant for something useful but end up doing what malware does—ruin file systems, network, and security, and steal information.

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