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Free Trade

Free Trade

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

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

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Volatility

A measure of how much the prices of an asset or index vary over time.

Stock Exchange

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

Limit order

Learn what a limit order is and how to use it to make the most of your portfolio.

Venture Capital Trust (VCT)

A listed company run by a fund manager, investing mainly in private companies.e.

Quick ratio

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

Venture Capital

A type of financing that investors provide to startups, who sometimes announce getting said financing in TechCrunch, to big fanfare.

Gilt

What is a gilt?

Annualised Rate of Return

The average annual return an investor sees over a set period of time.

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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