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Costs and Charges

Costs and Charges

The money you pay when investing.

The money you pay when investing.

More terms

LSE

London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.

Spot Rate

The currency exchange rate a bank quotes, valid with immediate effect.

Inflation

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

Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

A means of calculating the potential future return on an investment.

American Depository Receipts (ADRs)

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

Zero coupon bonds

What is a zero coupon bond?

Zero-Sum Game

A situation in which one person's gain is another's loss.

NYSE

The world's largest stock exchange. Wall St HQ.

United States Dollar (USD)

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

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