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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.

More terms

Arithmetic Mean

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

Maturity value

What's the maturity value of a bond?

Venture Capital Trust (VCT)

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

Inflation

The increase in the prices of goods and services over time, and the process by which money loses its value.

Quantitative easing

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

Base rate

What's the base rate?

Limit order

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

Geometric Mean Return

A way of calculating compound returns on an investment or savings over a set period of time.

Ponzi Scheme

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

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