What is 'hypothesis testing'? Definition & meaning

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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.

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.

UK Treasury bill

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

Bull market

We explain what a 'bull market' means

Fundamentals

The data or information that is likely to impact a company's stock price.

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).

Holding Period Return

The amount of money generated by an asset during the time that it was held by an investor..

Professional Client

An investor that is able to meet several regulatory criteria.

Securities

Bonds and stocks.

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