What is the 'stock market'? Definition & meaning

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United States Dollar (USD)

The famous greenback our friends in the US use as currency.

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.

Diversification

An investment strategy in which money is put into a variety assets.

Annualised Rate of Return

The average annual return an investor sees over a set period of time.

Time Value of Money

The concept that money you have now is more valuable than the same sum in the future.

Net Asset Value (NAV)

The value of a company's assets relative to the number of shares it has.

Bed & ISA

Understand what Bed and ISA is and how it works

52-week high/low

The highest, or lowest, price a share has traded at in a passing year.

Hypothesis Testing

A mathematical test used to determine whether a claim is true or false.

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