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Withholding Tax

Withholding Tax

A tax deduction made at the source of the payment.

A tax deduction made at the source of the payment.

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Gilt

What is a gilt?

SPAC

Find our what a SPAc or special purpose acquisition company is.

Stock Exchange

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

Quick ratio

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

Running yield

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

Capital

Learn what financial capital means

52-week high/low

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

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.

Geometric Mean Return

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

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