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Securities

Securities

Bonds and stocks.

Bonds and stocks.

More terms

United States Dollar (USD)

The famous greenback our friends in the US use as currency.

Hedge Fund

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

Forward pricing

Mutual funds are traded on a forward pricing basis, meaning the price you see will be different to the price you may trade at.

Volatility

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

Beta

Learn what Beta stands for in finance.

Investment Return

The amount of money made or lost from an investment. Usually expressed as a percentage.

Quantitative easing

Find out what quantitative easing is and how central banks use this monetary measure to encourage economic growth.

NYSE

The world's largest stock exchange. Wall St HQ.

Income statement

A summary of a company's income and expenses over a set period of time.

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