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Accrued interest

Accrued interest

The interest earned on a gilt since the last dividend date. When buying a gilt, the buyer pays the accrued interest at the time of a transaction to the seller in addition to the clean price of the gilt

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Ponzi Scheme

A form of fraud designed to lure new investors, and pays the earlier backers by using the new investors' money.

Fundamentals

The data or information that is likely to impact a company's stock price.

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Key Information Document (KID)

A document issued by an investment fund to help investors determine if it's the right fund for them.

Technical Analysis

Examining price movements of shares and other assets, and trying to predict how they will move in the future.

Free Trade

The other free trade. International trade in which countries allow goods to flow across their borders without imposing import or export taxes.

52-week high/low

The highest, or lowest, price a share has traded at in a passing year.

Know Your Customer (KYC)

A legal requirement for financial firms to understand exactly who their customers are. Used to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing.

Margin call

Learn what a margin call stands for in financial terms.

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