What is the 'NASDAQ'? Definition & meaning

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52-week high/low

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

Growth stocks

These are stocks in companies that are considered to be “growing”. These companies may be delivering new products and services, or entering new markets.

Spot Rate

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

Yield to maturity (YTM)

What is yield to maturity and why is it useful?

Quick ratio

Learn what quick ratio stands for in financial terms and how to calculate it.

Technical Analysis

Examining price movements of shares and other assets, and trying to predict how they will move in the future.

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.

Forward pricing

Mutual funds are traded on a forward pricing basis, meaning the price you see will be different to the price you may trade at.

Zero-Sum Game

A situation in which one person's gain is another's loss.

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