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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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Securities

Bonds and stocks.

Stock Exchange

A physical/digital place where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities.

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.

Investment Trust

A company that pools money together from multiple investors and then invests it.

Accounting standards

The rules a company follows when preparing financial statements.

Costs and Charges

The money you pay when investing.

Technical Analysis

Examining price movements of shares and other assets, and trying to predict how they will move in the future.

Professional Client

An investor that is able to meet several regulatory criteria.

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