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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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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.

Oligopoly

A situation in which a market or industry is controlled by a small group of companies.

Venture Capital Trust (VCT)

A listed company run by a fund manager, investing mainly in private companies.e.

52-week high/low

The highest, or lowest, price a share has traded at in a passing year.

Money weighted rate of return

Learn what Money Weighted Rate of Return or MWRR stands for in finance.

Running yield

The annual interest payment (dividend) divided by the current market price of a bond.

Technical Analysis

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

Base rate

What's the base rate?

Junk Bond

A form of debt investment that carries higher risk because of the likelihood that the issuer will default.

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