Junk Bond

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

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

More terms

Dividends

Find out what dividends are and how they can contribute to the growth of your investment portfolio.
Read more

Diversification

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

Venture Capital

A type of financing that investors provide to startups, who sometimes announce getting said financing in TechCrunch, to big fanfare.
Read more

Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

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

ESG investing

ESG is a hot topic right now for investors. Understand what ESG investing is all about and how you can use it to diversify your portfolio.
Read more

Ponzi Scheme

A form of fraud designed to lure new investors, and pays the earlier backers by using the new investors' money.
Read more

UK Treasury bill

A debt instrument issued by the UK government with a maturity of less than one year.
Read more

Bull market

We explain what a 'bull market' means
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

You’re just minutes away from commission-free investing

When you invest, your capital is at risk