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Stock Market

Stock Market

A place where shares of publicly listed companies are traded.

A place where shares of publicly listed companies are traded.

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Base rate

What's the base rate?

Xetra

A trading venue operated by the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

After-hours trading

Trading outside of a stock exchange's opening hours.

United States Dollar (USD)

The famous greenback our friends in the US use as currency.

Withholding Tax

A tax deduction made at the source of the payment.

OEIC

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

Maturity date

The date on which a gilt is redeemed and the gilt holder receives the repayment of the nominal amount and final dividend or coupon payment.

Junk Bond

A form of debt investment that carries higher risk because of the likelihood that the issuer will default.

Quantitative easing

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

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