What is 'free trade'? Definition & meaning

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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Learn what a bond is

A tax deduction made at the source of the payment.

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

Learn what a margin call stands for in financial terms.

Trading in new shares before they’re officially admitted to the exchange, on the condition that admission goes ahead.

Learn what Money Weighted Rate of Return or MWRR stands for in finance.

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

When a private company sells shares to the public for the first time. Its stock market debut, basically.

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