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Fundamentals

Fundamentals

The data or information that is likely to impact a company's stock price.

The data or information that is likely to impact a company's stock price.

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Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)

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

OEIC

Unique to the UK, these funds pool together money to invest from multiple investors.

Total Return

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

Zero-Sum Game

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

Capital

Learn what financial capital means

Stock Exchange

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

Spot Rate

The currency exchange rate a bank quotes, valid with immediate effect.

Quantitative easing

Find out what quantitative easing is and how central banks use this monetary measure to encourage economic growth.

Gilt

What is a gilt?

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