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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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Venture Capital Trust (VCT)

A listed company run by a fund manager, investing mainly in private companies.e.
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Time Value of Money

The concept that money you have now is more valuable than the same sum in the future.
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Limit order

Learn what a limit order is and how to use it to make the most of your portfolio.
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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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Accrued interest

The interest earned on a gilt since the last dividend date. When buying a gilt, the buyer pays the accrued interest at the time of a transaction to the seller in addition to the clean price of the gilt
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Xetra

A trading venue operated by the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
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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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Net Income (NI)

The money a firm is left with from sales after subtracting taxes and different business costs.
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Time-Weighted Rate of Return (TWRR)

A return calculated over the time period invested, that excludes extraneous elements, such as deposits to and withdrawals from the investment accounted.
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