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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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After-hours trading

Trading outside of a stock exchange's opening hours.
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Hedge Fund

Investment funds that are often associated with riskier and shorter-term trading strategies.
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Synthetic ETFs

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

Learn what's a collective investment scheme
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W-8BEN Form

Non-US individuals and businesses may have to file this form for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the US tax authority.
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Total Return

This is the measurement of a fund’s performance in a specific period.
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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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Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)

An investment trust specialised in investing in commercial property such as parking garages or GP offices.
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Inflation

The increase in the prices of goods and services over time, and the process by which money loses its value.
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