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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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Hedge Fund

Investment funds that are often associated with riskier and shorter-term trading strategies.

LSE

London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.

Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)

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

Quick ratio

Learn what quick ratio stands for in financial terms and how to calculate it.

Interest Rate

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

Zero coupon bonds

What is a zero coupon bond?

Volatility

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

Depository

We look at what is a depository and what role they play in keeping markets work.

Net asset value

Mutual funds and investment trusts are priced on their net asset value (NAV).

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