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Ponzi Scheme

Ponzi Scheme

A form of fraud designed to lure new investors, and pays the earlier backers by using the new investors' money.

A form of fraud designed to lure new investors, and pays the earlier backers by using the new investors' money.

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Costs and Charges

The money you pay when investing.

Xetra

A trading venue operated by the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

Hedge Fund

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

Investment Trust

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

Know Your Customer (KYC)

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

Margin call

Learn what a margin call stands for in financial terms.

Diversification

An investment strategy in which money is put into a variety assets.

Account balance

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

Yield to maturity (YTM)

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