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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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Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Product (PRIIP)

An investment where, regardless of its legal form, the amount repayable to the retail investor is subject to fluctuations.
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index-linked gilts

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI). This is as opposed to a conventional gilt, where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms.
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Collective investment scheme

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Margin call

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OEIC

Unique to the UK, these funds pool together money to invest from multiple investors.
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Income statement

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

A summary of a company's finances, including its assets, liabilities and shareholder equity.
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Bull market

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Fundamentals

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