What is 'Oligopoly'? | Freetrade Dictionary

A situation in which a market or industry is controlled by a small group of companies.

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London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.

A legal requirement for financial firms to understand exactly who their customers are. Used to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing.

Mutual funds and investment trusts are priced on their net asset value (NAV).

A collection of investments, pooled into a single fund that can be bought and sold on a stock exchange.

The difference between a company's revenue and the cost to produce its goods/services, divided by revenue.

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

Learn what a margin call stands for in financial terms.

Investment funds that are often associated with riskier and shorter-term trading strategies.

A security that is sold outside of an exchange.