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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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Depository

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

Earnings per share

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

Costs and Charges

The money you pay when investing.

Xetra

A trading venue operated by the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

Capital

Learn what financial capital means

Inflation

The increase in the prices of goods and services over time, and the process by which money loses its value.

Volatility

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

Forward pricing

Mutual funds are traded on a forward pricing basis, meaning the price you see will be different to the price you may trade at.

Leverage

A method of trading using borrowed money that usually involves a very high level of risk.

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