Leverage

A method of trading using borrowed money that usually involves a very high level of risk.

A method of trading using borrowed money that usually involves a very high level of risk.

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United States Dollar (USD)

The famous greenback our friends in the US use as currency.
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Capital

Learn what financial capital means
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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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Yield curve

A graphical representation of interest rates over time
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Geometric Mean Return

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

The money you pay when investing.
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Wall Street

A street in New York that became a figure of speech for the financial markets of the US.
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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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Earnings per share

We look at what earnings per share mean and how to calculate it
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