What is 'Over-The-Counter (OTC)'? Definition & meaning

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Clean price

The quoted price of a gilt, which excludes accrued interest

OEIC

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

Account balance

The amount of money a user has stored in a financial repository.

Zero-Sum Game

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

Technical Analysis

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

Venture Capital

A type of financing that investors provide to startups, who sometimes announce getting said financing in TechCrunch, to big fanfare.

Withholding Tax

A tax deduction made at the source of the payment.

ESG investing

ESG is a hot topic right now for investors. Understand what ESG investing is all about and how you can use it to diversify your portfolio.

Synthetic ETFs

An ETF that that reproduces the return of an index through the use of swaps.

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