What is 'technical analysis'? Definition & meaning

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Gilt

What is a gilt?

OEIC

Unique to the UK, these funds pool together money to invest from multiple investors.

Fixed Income

An investment that provides a fixed rate of return, often over a specific set of time.

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.

LSE

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

Depository

We look at what is a depository and what role they play in keeping markets work.

American Depository Receipts (ADRs)

Tradeable assets that let Americans invest in overseas stocks using US laws and dollars.

Zero-Sum Game

A situation in which one person's gain is another's loss.

Wall Street

A street in New York that became a figure of speech for the financial markets of the US.

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