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Know Your Customer (KYC)

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.

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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Xetra

A trading venue operated by the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

LSE

London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.

Inflation

The increase in the prices of goods and services over time, and the process by which money loses its value.

Unicorn

A startup valued at over £1 billion. They are rare, hence the name.

Geometric Mean Return

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

Zero coupon bonds

What is a zero coupon bond?

Margin call

Learn what a margin call stands for in financial terms.

52-week high/low

The highest, or lowest, price a share has traded at in a passing year.

Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)

An investment trust specialised in investing in commercial property such as parking garages or GP offices.

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