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Volatility

Volatility

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

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

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Synthetic ETFs

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

Wall Street

A street in New York that became a figure of speech for the financial markets of the US.

Technical Analysis

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

Depository

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

Investment Trust

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

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.

Arithmetic Mean

The sum of a set of numbers added together and then divided by the total amount of numbers in that set.

Costs and Charges

The money you pay when investing.

Quick ratio

Learn what quick ratio stands for in financial terms and how to calculate it.

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