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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Diversification

An investment strategy in which money is put into a variety assets.
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Quantitative easing

Find out what quantitative easing is and how central banks use this monetary measure to encourage economic growth.
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Costs and Charges

The money you pay when investing.
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Time-Weighted Rate of Return (TWRR)

A return calculated over the time period invested, that excludes extraneous elements, such as deposits to and withdrawals from the investment accounted.
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Fixed Income

An investment that provides a fixed rate of return, often over a specific set of time.
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Coupon

Also called a dividend, this is the fixed annual interest paid to gilt holders. It’s usually paid in two equal, semi-annual instalments and expressed as a percentage of the nominal value of the gilt.
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Clean price

The quoted price of a gilt, which excludes accrued interest
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Hypothesis Testing

A mathematical test used to determine whether a claim is true or false.
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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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