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.

More terms

Balance sheet

A summary of a company's finances, including its assets, liabilities and shareholder equity.
Read more

Hedge Fund

Investment funds that are often associated with riskier and shorter-term trading strategies.
Read more

Equity

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

Technical Analysis

Examining price movements of shares and other assets, and trying to predict how they will move in the future.
Read more

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.
Read more

W-8BEN Form

Non-US individuals and businesses may have to file this form for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the US tax authority.
Read more

Zero coupon bonds

What is a zero coupon bond?
Read more

Diversification

An investment strategy in which money is put into a variety assets.
Read more

Growth stocks

These are stocks in companies that are considered to be “growing”. These companies may be delivering new products and services, or entering new markets.
Read more

You’re just minutes away from commission-free investing

When you invest, your capital is at risk