What is 'Interest Rate'? | Freetrade Dictionary

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

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United States Dollar (USD)

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

Free Trade

The other free trade. International trade in which countries allow goods to flow across their borders without imposing import or export taxes.

OEIC

Unique to the UK, these funds pool together money to invest from multiple investors.

Quick ratio

Learn what quick ratio stands for in financial terms and how to calculate it.

Equity ETF

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

Fundamentals

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

Junk Bond

A form of debt investment that carries higher risk because of the likelihood that the issuer will default.

Coupon

Also called a dividend, this is the fixed annual interest paid to gilt holders. It’s usually paid in two equal, semi-annual instalments and expressed as a percentage of the nominal value of the gilt.

Value Investing

The art of buying shares which trade below their value, according to the analysis of the value investor.

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