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Stock Exchange

Stock Exchange

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

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

More terms

Yield curve

A graphical representation of interest rates over time

Value Investing

The art of buying shares which trade below their value, according to the analysis of the value investor.

Beta

Learn what Beta stands for in finance.

Accounting standards

The rules a company follows when preparing financial statements.

Maturity value

What's the maturity value of a bond?

Spot Rate

The currency exchange rate a bank quotes, valid with immediate effect.

Xetra

A trading venue operated by the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

Ponzi Scheme

A form of fraud designed to lure new investors, and pays the earlier backers by using the new investors' money.

NASDAQ

A US stock exchange specialising in the shares of technology companies.

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