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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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Venture Capital Trust (VCT)

A listed company run by a fund manager, investing mainly in private companies.e.
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Dividends

Find out what dividends are and how they can contribute to the growth of your investment portfolio.
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Year to Date (YTD)

A period of time that starts with the first day of the current calendar year and ends with today.
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OEIC

Unique to the UK, these funds pool together money to invest from multiple investors.
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Free Trade

The other free trade. International trade in which countries allow goods to flow across their borders without imposing import or export taxes.
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Yield

Income from an investment as a percentage of its current price.
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Maturity value

What's the maturity value of a bond?
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Equity

The amount of money a company would be left with by subtracting its liabilities from the value of its assets.
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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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