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Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)

Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)

A collection of investments, pooled into a single fund that can be bought and sold on a stock exchange.

A collection of investments, pooled into a single fund that can be bought and sold on a stock exchange.

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NYSE

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

This is the measurement of a fund’s performance in a specific period.
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Growth stocks

These are stocks in companies that are considered to be “growing”. These companies may be delivering new products and services, or entering new markets.
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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.
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Oligopoly

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

The amount of money a company would be left with by subtracting its liabilities from the value of its assets.
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Dirty price

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

The amount of money made or lost from an investment. Usually expressed as a percentage.
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After-hours trading

Trading outside of a stock exchange's opening hours.
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