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Technical Analysis

Technical Analysis

Examining price movements of shares and other assets, and trying to predict how they will move in the future.

Examining price movements of shares and other assets, and trying to predict how they will move in the future.

More terms

Total Return

This is the measurement of a fund’s performance in a specific period.

Arithmetic Mean

The sum of a set of numbers added together and then divided by the total amount of numbers in that set.

Unit Trusts

A collective investment scheme the investors pay money into in exchange for units. The money is invested in a diversified portfolio of assets.

UK Treasury bill

A debt instrument issued by the UK government with a maturity of less than one year.

Equity

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

Net Income (NI)

The money a firm is left with from sales after subtracting taxes and different business costs.

Limit order

Learn what a limit order is and how to use it to make the most of your portfolio.

Alpha

The percentage by which an investor outperforms a relevant benchmark.

Oligopoly

A situation in which a market or industry is controlled by a small group of companies.

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