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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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Net Income (NI)

The money a firm is left with from sales after subtracting taxes and different business costs.

Venture Capital Trust (VCT)

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

Costs and Charges

The money you pay when investing.

Accounting standards

The rules a company follows when preparing financial statements.

Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

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

Key Information Document (KID)

A document issued by an investment fund to help investors determine if it's the right fund for them.

Stock Market

A place where shares of publicly listed companies are traded.

Quantitative easing

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

LSE

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

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