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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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Stock Exchange

A physical/digital place where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities.

Diversification

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

Volatility

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

Equity

The amount of money a company would be left with by subtracting its liabilities from the value of its assets.

Year to Date (YTD)

A period of time that starts with the first day of the current calendar year and ends with today.

Leverage

A method of trading using borrowed money that usually involves a very high level of risk.

Alpha

The percentage by which an investor outperforms a relevant benchmark.

Maturity value

What's the maturity value of a bond?

Gilt

What is a gilt?

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