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Hypothesis Testing

Hypothesis Testing

A mathematical test used to determine whether a claim is true or false.

A mathematical test used to determine whether a claim is true or false.

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Costs and Charges

The money you pay when investing.
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After-hours trading

Trading outside of a stock exchange's opening hours.
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Equity ETF

An exchange-traded fund that is comprised of a set of stocks.
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Conventional gilts

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms. This is as opposed to an index-linked gilt where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI).
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Zero coupon bonds

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Leverage

A method of trading using borrowed money that usually involves a very high level of risk.
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Year to Date (YTD)

A period of time that starts with the first day of the current calendar year and ends with today.
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UK Treasury bill

A debt instrument issued by the UK government with a maturity of less than one year.
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Dividends

Find out what dividends are and how they can contribute to the growth of your investment portfolio.
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