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Hedge Fund

Hedge Fund

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

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

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Equity

The amount of money a company would be left with by subtracting its liabilities from the value of its assets.
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Arithmetic Mean

The sum of a set of numbers added together and then divided by the total amount of numbers in that set.
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Volatility

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

A tax deduction made at the source of the payment.
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Free Trade

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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Account balance

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

The United Kingdom Debt Management Office. It’s an executive agency responsible for managing the government’s debt and cash needs, primarily through issuing gilts and Treasury bills.
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Growth stocks

These are stocks in companies that are considered to be “growing”. These companies may be delivering new products and services, or entering new markets.
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Custodian bank

Learn what a custodian bank is.
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