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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.

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Volatility

A measure of how much the prices of an asset or index vary over time.
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Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)

A collection of investments, pooled into a single fund that can be bought and sold on a stock exchange.
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Money laundering

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

Learn what a margin call stands for in financial terms.
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Maturity value

What's the maturity value of a bond?
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Xetra

A trading venue operated by the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
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Money weighted rate of return

Learn what Money Weighted Rate of Return or MWRR stands for in finance.
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Time Value of Money

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

The increase in the prices of goods and services over time, and the process by which money loses its value.
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