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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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Retail Prices Index (RPI)

An index published each month by the Office for National Statistics, which measures the level of retail prices in the UK. Cash flows on all index-linked gilts are linked to the RPI.
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Xetra

A trading venue operated by the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
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Compound interest

Understand what compound interest means and how it's calculated
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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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Venture Capital Trust (VCT)

A listed company run by a fund manager, investing mainly in private companies.e.
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United States Dollar (USD)

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

A form of debt investment that carries higher risk because of the likelihood that the issuer will default.
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Quick ratio

Learn what quick ratio stands for in financial terms and how to calculate it.
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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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