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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.

Alpha

The percentage by which an investor outperforms a relevant benchmark.

Stock Exchange

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

Zero-Sum Game

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

Wall Street

A street in New York that became a figure of speech for the financial markets of the US.

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.

Yield curve

A graphical representation of interest rates over time

Dirty price

The total price payable on the purchase of a gilt. It’s calculated as the clean price plus accrued interest.

Bull market

We explain what a 'bull market' means

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