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.

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

More terms

Leverage

A method of trading using borrowed money that usually involves a very high level of risk.
Read more

Capital

Learn what financial capital means
Read more

Junk Bond

A form of debt investment that carries higher risk because of the likelihood that the issuer will default.
Read more

Volatility

A measure of how much the prices of an asset or index vary over time.
Read more

Rate of Return

Profit on an investment, expressed as a percentage of the investment.
Read more

Profit and Loss Statement (P&L)

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

Geometric Mean Return

A way of calculating compound returns on an investment or savings over a set period of time.
Read more

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.
Read more

NASDAQ

A US stock exchange specialising in the shares of technology companies.
Read more

You’re just minutes away from commission-free investing

When you invest, your capital is at risk