What is 'XETRA'? Definition & meaning

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SPAC

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

Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

A set of standards which investors use to present their investment results.

Withholding Tax

A tax deduction made at the source of the payment.

Nominal amount

The face value of a gilt. It represents the amount that will be repaid to the holder at maturity and is also used to calculate the dividend or coupon payment.

Yield to maturity (YTM)

What is yield to maturity and why is it useful?

Money weighted rate of return

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

Wall Street

A street in New York that became a figure of speech for the financial markets of the US.

index-linked gilts

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI). This is as opposed to a conventional gilt, where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms.

Value stocks

Stocks in companies that aren’t necessarily growing fast, but instead are dependable and stable.

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