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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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OEIC

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

Technical Analysis

Examining price movements of shares and other assets, and trying to predict how they will move in the future.

Junk Bond

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

Investment Trust

A company that pools money together from multiple investors and then invests it.

Quick ratio

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

Unicorn

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

W-8BEN Form

Non-US individuals and businesses may have to file this form for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the US tax authority.

Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

A set of standards which investors use to present their investment results.

Limit order

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

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