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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Money laundering

A method of moving money obtained illicitly through the financial system so it can be used legally.
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Bookbuilding

How banks work out what investors will pay for shares before an IPO, one order at a time.
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Synthetic ETFs

An ETF that that reproduces the return of an index through the use of swaps.
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Yield to maturity (YTM)

What is yield to maturity and why is it useful?
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Costs and Charges

The money you pay when investing.
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W-8BEN Form

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

Learn what a bond is
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LSE

London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.
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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.
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