What are 'fundamentals'? Definition & meaning

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Margin call

Learn what a margin call stands for in financial terms.

Yield

Income from an investment as a percentage of its current price.

Account balance

The amount of money a user has stored in a financial repository.

Unit Trusts

A collective investment scheme the investors pay money into in exchange for units. The money is invested in a diversified portfolio of assets.

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.

Earnings per share

We look at what earnings per share mean and how to calculate it

Hedge Fund

Investment funds that are often associated with riskier and shorter-term trading strategies.

Volatility

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

United States Dollar (USD)

The famous greenback our friends in the US use as currency.

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Fundamentals