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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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Margin call

Learn what a margin call stands for in financial terms.

Fundamentals

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

Arithmetic Mean

The sum of a set of numbers added together and then divided by the total amount of numbers in that set.

Quantitative easing

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

Venture Capital Trust (VCT)

A listed company run by a fund manager, investing mainly in private companies.e.

Custodian bank

Learn what a custodian bank is.

Unicorn

A startup valued at over £1 billion. They are rare, hence the name.

Quick ratio

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

Base rate

What's the base rate?

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