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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Beta

Learn what Beta stands for in finance.
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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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Income statement

A summary of a company's income and expenses over a set period of time.
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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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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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United States Dollar (USD)

The famous greenback our friends in the US use as currency.
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Geometric Mean Return

A way of calculating compound returns on an investment or savings over a set period of time.
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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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OEIC

Unique to the UK, these funds pool together money to invest from multiple investors.
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