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Costs and Charges

Costs and Charges

The money you pay when investing.

The money you pay when investing.

More terms

Margin call

Learn what a margin call stands for in financial terms.

Time Value of Money

The concept that money you have now is more valuable than the same sum in the future.

Technical Analysis

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

Synthetic ETFs

An ETF that that reproduces the return of an index through the use of swaps.

Fixed Income

An investment that provides a fixed rate of return, often over a specific set of time.

Net Asset Value (NAV)

The value of a company's assets relative to the number of shares it has.

Venture Capital Trust (VCT)

A listed company run by a fund manager, investing mainly in private companies.e.

Investment Trust

A company that pools money together from multiple investors and then invests it.

Profit and Loss Statement (P&L)

A statement that summarises firm's expenses, costs, and revenues incurred during a time period. AKA income statement.

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