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OEIC

OEIC

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

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

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Professional Client

An investor that is able to meet several regulatory criteria.

Arithmetic Mean

The sum of a set of numbers added together and then divided by the total amount of numbers in that set.

Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Product (PRIIP)

An investment where, regardless of its legal form, the amount repayable to the retail investor is subject to fluctuations.

SPAC

Find our what a SPAc or special purpose acquisition company is.

Xetra

A trading venue operated by the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

Technical Analysis

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

Maturity date

The date on which a gilt is redeemed and the gilt holder receives the repayment of the nominal amount and final dividend or coupon payment.

Fixed Income

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

Spot Rate

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

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