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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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Time-Weighted Rate of Return (TWRR)

A return calculated over the time period invested, that excludes extraneous elements, such as deposits to and withdrawals from the investment accounted.
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Venture Capital Trust (VCT)

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

A company that pools money together from multiple investors and then invests it.
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OEIC

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

Learn what a margin call stands for in financial terms.
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Investment Return

The amount of money made or lost from an investment. Usually expressed as a percentage.
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After-hours trading

Trading outside of a stock exchange's opening hours.
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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.
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Ponzi Scheme

A form of fraud designed to lure new investors, and pays the earlier backers by using the new investors' money.
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