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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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Base rate

What's the base rate?
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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.
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Unit Trusts

A collective investment scheme the investors pay money into in exchange for units. The money is invested in a diversified portfolio of assets.
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Securities

Bonds and stocks.
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Depository

We look at what is a depository and what role they play in keeping markets work.
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United States Dollar (USD)

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

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

What is a gilt?
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Over-The-Counter (OTC)

A security that is sold outside of an exchange.
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