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Costs and Charges

Costs and Charges

The money you pay when investing.

The money you pay when investing.

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Custodian bank

Learn what a custodian bank is.
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Quick ratio

Learn what quick ratio stands for in financial terms and how to calculate it.
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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.
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Volatility

A measure of how much the prices of an asset or index vary over time.
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Spot Rate

The currency exchange rate a bank quotes, valid with immediate effect.
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Yield to maturity (YTM)

What is yield to maturity and why is it useful?
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Accounting standards

The rules a company follows when preparing financial statements.
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DMO

The United Kingdom Debt Management Office. It’s an executive agency responsible for managing the government’s debt and cash needs, primarily through issuing gilts and Treasury bills.
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Alpha

The percentage by which an investor outperforms a relevant benchmark.
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