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Spot Rate

Spot Rate

The currency exchange rate a bank quotes, valid with immediate effect.

The currency exchange rate a bank quotes, valid with immediate effect.

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Venture Capital Trust (VCT)

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

Income statement

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

Fundamentals

The data or information that is likely to impact a company's stock price.

Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)

An investment trust specialised in investing in commercial property such as parking garages or GP offices.

Gilt

What is a gilt?

Earnings per share

We look at what earnings per share mean and how to calculate it

Yield to maturity

What is yield to maturity and why is it useful?

Volatility

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

W-8BEN Form

Non-US individuals and businesses may have to file this form for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the US tax authority.

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