Investment Trust

A company that pools money together from multiple investors and then invests it.

A company that pools money together from multiple investors and then invests it.

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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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Synthetic ETFs

An ETF that that reproduces the return of an index through the use of swaps.
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W-8BEN Form

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

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

A situation in which one person's gain is another's loss.
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Total Return

This is the measurement of a fund’s performance in a specific period.
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Xetra

A trading venue operated by the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
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Collective investment scheme

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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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