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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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Spot Rate

The currency exchange rate a bank quotes, valid with immediate effect.
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Value stocks

Stocks in companies that aren’t necessarily growing fast, but instead are dependable and stable.
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Interest Rate

The amount a lender charges for lending your money, or a borrower pays you for borrowing your money.
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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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Rate of Return

Profit on an investment, expressed as a percentage of the investment.
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index-linked gilts

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI). This is as opposed to a conventional gilt, where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms.
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Gross Margin

The difference between a company's revenue and the cost to produce its goods/services, divided by revenue.
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Arithmetic Mean

The sum of a set of numbers added together and then divided by the total amount of numbers in that set.
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W-8BEN Form

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