What is the 'stock market'? Definition & meaning

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Nominal amount

The face value of a gilt. It represents the amount that will be repaid to the holder at maturity and is also used to calculate the dividend or coupon payment.

Bed & ISA

Understand what Bed and ISA is and how it works

ESG investing

ESG is a hot topic right now for investors. Understand what ESG investing is all about and how you can use it to diversify your portfolio.

Rate of Return

Profit on an investment, expressed as a percentage of the investment.

Securities

Bonds and stocks.

W-8BEN Form

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

American Depository Receipts (ADRs)

Tradeable assets that let Americans invest in overseas stocks using US laws and dollars.

Oligopoly

A situation in which a market or industry is controlled by a small group of companies.

Yield curve

A graphical representation of interest rates over time

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