Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

A means of calculating the potential future return on an investment.

A means of calculating the potential future return on an investment.

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Withholding Tax

A tax deduction made at the source of the payment.
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Wall Street

A street in New York that became a figure of speech for the financial markets of the US.
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Know Your Customer (KYC)

A legal requirement for financial firms to understand exactly who their customers are. Used to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing.
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Venture Capital Trust (VCT)

A listed company run by a fund manager, investing mainly in private companies.e.
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DMO

The United Kingdom Debt Management Office. It’s an executive agency responsible for managing the government’s debt and cash needs, primarily through issuing gilts and Treasury bills.
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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
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Geometric Mean Return

A way of calculating compound returns on an investment or savings over a set period of time.
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Money weighted rate of return

Learn what Money Weighted Rate of Return or MWRR stands for in finance.
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Technical Analysis

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