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W-8BEN Form

W-8BEN Form

Non-US individuals and businesses may have to file this form for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the US tax authority.

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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Limit order

Learn what a limit order is and how to use it to make the most of your portfolio.

Capital

Learn what financial capital means

Venture Capital Trust (VCT)

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

Forward pricing

Mutual funds are traded on a forward pricing basis, meaning the price you see will be different to the price you may trade at.

Stock Exchange

A physical/digital place where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities.

NASDAQ

A US stock exchange specialising in the shares of technology companies.

Volatility

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

Leverage

A method of trading using borrowed money that usually involves a very high level of risk.

Base rate

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