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OEIC

Unique to the UK, these funds pool together money to invest from multiple investors.

Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Product (PRIIP)

An investment where, regardless of its legal form, the amount repayable to the retail investor is subject to fluctuations.

Dirty price

The total price payable on the purchase of a gilt. It’s calculated as the clean price plus accrued interest.

Quantitative easing

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Compound interest

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Zero coupon bonds

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Xetra

A trading venue operated by the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

Oligopoly

A situation in which a market or industry is controlled by a small group of companies.

Income statement

A summary of a company's income and expenses over a set period of time.

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