What is 'Inflation'? | Freetrade Dictionary

The increase in the prices of goods and services over time, and the process by which money loses its value.

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Investment Trust

A company that pools money together from multiple investors and then invests it.

Alpha

The percentage by which an investor outperforms a relevant benchmark.

Accounting standards

The rules a company follows when preparing financial statements.

NASDAQ

A US stock exchange specialising in the shares of technology companies.

Total Return

This is the measurement of a fund’s performance in a specific period.

Fundamentals

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

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

United States Dollar (USD)

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

Volatility

A measure of how much the prices of an asset or index vary over time.

Inflation