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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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Technical Analysis

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

Interest Rate

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

Xetra

A trading venue operated by the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

Professional Client

An investor that is able to meet several regulatory criteria.

Base rate

What's the base rate?

Volatility

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

Zero coupon bonds

What is a zero coupon bond?

Unicorn

A startup valued at over £1 billion. They are rare, hence the name.

52-week high/low

The highest, or lowest, price a share has traded at in a passing year.

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