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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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Spot Rate

The currency exchange rate a bank quotes, valid with immediate effect.
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Time-Weighted Rate of Return (TWRR)

A return calculated over the time period invested, that excludes extraneous elements, such as deposits to and withdrawals from the investment accounted.
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Quantitative easing

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

A graphical representation of interest rates over time
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Alpha

The percentage by which an investor outperforms a relevant benchmark.
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LSE

London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.
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United States Dollar (USD)

The famous greenback our friends in the US use as currency.
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Money weighted rate of return

Learn what Money Weighted Rate of Return or MWRR stands for in finance.
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Wall Street

A street in New York that became a figure of speech for the financial markets of the US.
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