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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Ponzi Scheme

A form of fraud designed to lure new investors, and pays the earlier backers by using the new investors' money.
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Dirty price

The total price payable on the purchase of a gilt. It’s calculated as the clean price plus accrued interest.
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Investment Return

The amount of money made or lost from an investment. Usually expressed as a percentage.
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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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Yield

Income from an investment as a percentage of its current price.
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Total Return

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

Understand what Bed and ISA is and how it works
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Leverage

A method of trading using borrowed money that usually involves a very high level of risk.
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Year to Date (YTD)

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