What is the 'spot rate'? Definition & meaning

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Free Trade

The other free trade. International trade in which countries allow goods to flow across their borders without imposing import or export taxes.

Gross Margin

The difference between a company's revenue and the cost to produce its goods/services, divided by revenue.

Interest Rate

The amount a lender charges for lending your money, or a borrower pays you for borrowing your money.

American Depository Receipts (ADRs)

Tradeable assets that let Americans invest in overseas stocks using US laws and dollars.

Time Value of Money

The concept that money you have now is more valuable than the same sum in the future.

Coupon

Also called a dividend, this is the fixed annual interest paid to gilt holders. It’s usually paid in two equal, semi-annual instalments and expressed as a percentage of the nominal value of the gilt.

52-week high/low

The highest, or lowest, price a share has traded at in a passing year.

Limit order

Learn what a limit order is and how to use it to make the most of your portfolio.

Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)

A collection of investments, pooled into a single fund that can be bought and sold on a stock exchange.

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