What is 'Technical Analysis'? | Freetrade Dictionary

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Technical Analysis

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

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Zero-Sum Game

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

Costs and Charges

The money you pay when investing.

Value stocks

Stocks in companies that aren’t necessarily growing fast, but instead are dependable and stable.

Synthetic ETFs

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

Time Value of Money

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

Withholding Tax

A tax deduction made at the source of the payment.

Professional Client

An investor that is able to meet several regulatory criteria.

Collective investment scheme

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W-8BEN Form

Non-US individuals and businesses may have to file this form for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the US tax authority.

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