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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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Costs and Charges

The money you pay when investing.
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Profit and Loss Statement (P&L)

A statement that summarises firm's expenses, costs, and revenues incurred during a time period. AKA income statement.
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Hedge Fund

Investment funds that are often associated with riskier and shorter-term trading strategies.
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Key Information Document (KID)

A document issued by an investment fund to help investors determine if it's the right fund for them.
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Venture Capital

A type of financing that investors provide to startups, who sometimes announce getting said financing in TechCrunch, to big fanfare.
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Retail Prices Index (RPI)

An index published each month by the Office for National Statistics, which measures the level of retail prices in the UK. Cash flows on all index-linked gilts are linked to the RPI.
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Synthetic ETFs

An ETF that that reproduces the return of an index through the use of swaps.
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Growth stocks

These are stocks in companies that are considered to be “growing”. These companies may be delivering new products and services, or entering new markets.
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Collective investment scheme

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