What is 'Securities'? | Freetrade Dictionary

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Oligopoly

A situation in which a market or industry is controlled by a small group of companies.

Depository

We look at what is a depository and what role they play in keeping markets work.

Profit and Loss Statement (P&L)

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

Income statement

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

Diversification

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

Venture Capital Trust (VCT)

A listed company run by a fund manager, investing mainly in private companies.e.

Alpha

The percentage by which an investor outperforms a relevant benchmark.

Conventional gilts

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms. This is as opposed to an index-linked gilt where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI).

Net Income (NI)

The money a firm is left with from sales after subtracting taxes and different business costs.

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