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Investment Trust

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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After-hours trading

Trading outside of a stock exchange's opening hours.
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Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

A set of standards which investors use to present their investment results.
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Zero coupon bonds

What is a zero coupon bond?
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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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Junk Bond

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

The difference between a company's revenue and the cost to produce its goods/services, divided by revenue.
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OEIC

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

A graphical representation of interest rates over time
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SPAC

Find our what a SPAc or special purpose acquisition company is.
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