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Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Product (PRIIP)

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.

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Interest Rate

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

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Junk Bond

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

OEIC

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

Investment Trust

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

Over-The-Counter (OTC)

A security that is sold outside of an exchange.

Holding Period Return

The amount of money generated by an asset during the time that it was held by an investor..

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