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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52-week high/low

The highest, or lowest, price a share has traded at in a passing year.
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Over-The-Counter (OTC)

A security that is sold outside of an exchange.
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Securities

Bonds and stocks.
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Oligopoly

A situation in which a market or industry is controlled by a small group of companies.
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Synthetic ETFs

An ETF that that reproduces the return of an index through the use of swaps.
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index-linked gilts

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI). This is as opposed to a conventional gilt, where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms.
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Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)

A collection of investments, pooled into a single fund that can be bought and sold on a stock exchange.
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Value Investing

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

The amount of money a user has stored in a financial repository.
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