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NASDAQ

A US stock exchange specialising in the shares of technology companies.

A US stock exchange specialising in the shares of technology companies.

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Beta

Learn what Beta stands for in finance.
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Spot Rate

The currency exchange rate a bank quotes, valid with immediate effect.
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Total Return

This is the measurement of a fund’s performance in a specific period.
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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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Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)

A collection of investments, pooled into a single fund that can be bought and sold on a stock exchange.
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Retail Prices Index (RPI)

An index published each month by the Office for National Statistics, which measures the level of retail prices in the UK. Cash flows on all index-linked gilts are linked to the RPI.
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Investment Trust

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

The annual interest payment (dividend) divided by the current market price of a bond.
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Value Investing

The art of buying shares which trade below their value, according to the analysis of the value investor.
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