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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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Base rate

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Limit order

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

The face value of a gilt. It represents the amount that will be repaid to the holder at maturity and is also used to calculate the dividend or coupon payment.
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Stock Market

A place where shares of publicly listed companies are traded.
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Value Investing

The art of buying shares which trade below their value, according to the analysis of the value investor.
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Xetra

A trading venue operated by the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
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Forward pricing

Mutual funds are traded on a forward pricing basis, meaning the price you see will be different to the price you may trade at.
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Money weighted rate of return

Learn what Money Weighted Rate of Return or MWRR stands for in finance.
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Gross Margin

The difference between a company's revenue and the cost to produce its goods/services, divided by revenue.
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