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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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Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Product (PRIIP)

An investment where, regardless of its legal form, the amount repayable to the retail investor is subject to fluctuations.
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Annualised Rate of Return

The average annual return an investor sees over a set period of 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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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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Unicorn

A startup valued at over £1 billion. They are rare, hence the name.
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Bond

Learn what a bond is
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Margin call

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

Mutual funds and investment trusts are priced on their net asset value (NAV).
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Alpha

The percentage by which an investor outperforms a relevant benchmark.
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