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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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NYSE

The world's largest stock exchange. Wall St HQ.

Diversification

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

Collective investment scheme

Learn what's a collective investment scheme

Securities

Bonds and stocks.

Holding Period Return

The amount of money generated by an asset during the time that it was held by an investor..

Quick ratio

Learn what quick ratio stands for in financial terms and how to calculate it.

Maturity date

The date on which a gilt is redeemed and the gilt holder receives the repayment of the nominal amount and final dividend or coupon payment.

Yield curve

A graphical representation of interest rates over time

Equity

The amount of money a company would be left with by subtracting its liabilities from the value of its assets.

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