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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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Depository

We look at what is a depository and what role they play in keeping markets work.
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Conventional gilts

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms. This is as opposed to an index-linked gilt where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI).
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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.
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Spot Rate

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

The percentage by which an investor outperforms a relevant benchmark.
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NYSE

The world's largest stock exchange. Wall St HQ.
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Zero-Sum Game

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

What's the maturity value of a bond?
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Money weighted rate of return

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