What is 'Hedge Fund'? | Freetrade Dictionary

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

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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.

NYSE

The world's largest stock exchange. Wall St HQ.

W-8BEN Form

Non-US individuals and businesses may have to file this form for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the US tax authority.

Capital

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Ponzi Scheme

A form of fraud designed to lure new investors, and pays the earlier backers by using the new investors' money.

Withholding Tax

A tax deduction made at the source of the payment.

Accounting standards

The rules a company follows when preparing financial statements.

Stock Exchange

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

United States Dollar (USD)

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

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