What is a 'unicorn'? Definition & meaning

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Volatility

A measure of how much the prices of an asset or index vary over time.

Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)

A collection of investments, pooled into a single fund that can be bought and sold on a stock exchange.

Value Investing

The art of buying shares which trade below their value, according to the analysis of the value investor.

Stock Market

A place where shares of publicly listed companies are traded.

Depository

We look at what is a depository and what role they play in keeping markets work.

Accrued interest

The interest earned on a gilt since the last dividend date. When buying a gilt, the buyer pays the accrued interest at the time of a transaction to the seller in addition to the clean price of the gilt

Inflation

The increase in the prices of goods and services over time, and the process by which money loses its value.

Bull market

We explain what a 'bull market' means

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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