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Time Value of Money

Time Value of Money

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

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

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Account balance

The amount of money a user has stored in a financial repository.
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Securities

Bonds and stocks.
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DMO

The United Kingdom Debt Management Office. It’s an executive agency responsible for managing the government’s debt and cash needs, primarily through issuing gilts and Treasury bills.
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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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Net asset value

Mutual funds and investment trusts are priced on their net asset value (NAV).
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52-week high/low

The highest, or lowest, price a share has traded at in a passing year.
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Time Value of Money

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

A company that pools money together from multiple investors and then invests it.
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