What is 'withholding tax'? Definition & meaning

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Equity

The amount of money a company would be left with by subtracting its liabilities from the value of its assets.

Accounting standards

The rules a company follows when preparing financial statements.

Net Income (NI)

The money a firm is left with from sales after subtracting taxes and different business costs.

Bond

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Year to Date (YTD)

A period of time that starts with the first day of the current calendar year and ends with today.

Arithmetic Mean

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

OEIC

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

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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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