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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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S&P 500

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SPAC

Find our what a SPAc or special purpose acquisition company is.

Limit order

Learn what a limit order is and how to use it to make the most of your portfolio.

Collective investment scheme

Learn what's a collective investment scheme

United States Dollar (USD)

The famous greenback our friends in the US use as currency.

Leverage

A method of trading using borrowed money that usually involves a very high level of risk.

Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

A set of standards which investors use to present their investment results.

American Depository Receipts (ADRs)

Tradeable assets that let Americans invest in overseas stocks using US laws and dollars.

Money laundering

A method of moving money obtained illicitly through the financial system so it can be used legally.

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