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American Depository Receipts (ADRs)

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

Quantitative easing

Find out what quantitative easing is and how central banks use this monetary measure to encourage economic growth.

Arithmetic Mean

The sum of a set of numbers added together and then divided by the total amount of numbers in that set.

Coupon

Also called a dividend, this is the fixed annual interest paid to gilt holders. It’s usually paid in two equal, semi-annual instalments and expressed as a percentage of the nominal value of the gilt.

Synthetic ETFs

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

Rate of Return

Profit on an investment, expressed as a percentage of the investment.

Free Trade

The other free trade. International trade in which countries allow goods to flow across their borders without imposing import or export taxes.

Interest Rate

The amount a lender charges for lending your money, or a borrower pays you for borrowing your money.

Custodian bank

Learn what a custodian bank is.

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