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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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Clean price

The quoted price of a gilt, which excludes accrued interest
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Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)

A collection of investments, pooled into a single fund that can be bought and sold on a stock exchange.
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Income statement

A summary of a company's income and expenses over a set period of time.
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Compound interest

Understand what compound interest means and how it's calculated
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American Depository Receipts (ADRs)

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

Investment funds that are often associated with riskier and shorter-term trading strategies.
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Money laundering

A method of moving money obtained illicitly through the financial system so it can be used legally.
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Volatility

A measure of how much the prices of an asset or index vary over time.
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Securities

Bonds and stocks.
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