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Fixed Income

Fixed Income

An investment that provides a fixed rate of return, often over a specific set of time.

An investment that provides a fixed rate of return, often over a specific set of time.

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Know Your Customer (KYC)

A legal requirement for financial firms to understand exactly who their customers are. Used to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing.

Value Investing

The art of buying shares which trade below their value, according to the analysis of the value investor.

NASDAQ

A US stock exchange specialising in the shares of technology companies.

Net Income (NI)

The money a firm is left with from sales after subtracting taxes and different business costs.

Zero-Sum Game

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

LSE

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

Yield to maturity (YTM)

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Collective investment scheme

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Account balance

The amount of money a user has stored in a financial repository.

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