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Interest Rate

Interest Rate

The amount a lender charges for lending your money, or a borrower pays you for borrowing your money.

The amount a lender charges for lending your money, or a borrower pays you for borrowing your money.

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Limit order

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

Value stocks

Stocks in companies that aren’t necessarily growing fast, but instead are dependable and stable.

Zero-Sum Game

A situation in which one person's gain is another's loss.

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.

Leverage

A method of trading using borrowed money that usually involves a very high level of risk.

Investment Return

The amount of money made or lost from an investment. Usually expressed as a percentage.

Equity

The amount of money a company would be left with by subtracting its liabilities from the value of its assets.

Inflation

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

Yield

Income from an investment as a percentage of its current price.

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