What is the 'NYSE'? Definition & meaning

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Spot Rate

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

Value stocks

Stocks in companies that aren’t necessarily growing fast, but instead are dependable and stable.

Profit and Loss Statement (P&L)

A statement that summarises firm's expenses, costs, and revenues incurred during a time period. AKA income statement.

Investment Trust

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

Beta

Learn what Beta stands for in finance.

Interest Rate

The amount a lender charges for lending your money, or a borrower pays you for borrowing your money.

Capital

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Ponzi Scheme

A form of fraud designed to lure new investors, and pays the earlier backers by using the new investors' money.

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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