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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.

More terms

Hedge Fund

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

Xetra

A trading venue operated by the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

LSE

London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.

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.

Money laundering

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

Maturity value

What's the maturity value of a bond?

Year to Date (YTD)

A period of time that starts with the first day of the current calendar year and ends with today.

Base rate

What's the base rate?

Free Trade

The other free trade. International trade in which countries allow goods to flow across their borders without imposing import or export taxes.

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