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Xetra

A trading venue operated by the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

A trading venue operated by the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

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Alpha

The percentage by which an investor outperforms a relevant benchmark.
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Value stocks

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

An exchange-traded fund that is comprised of a set of stocks.
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Retail Prices Index (RPI)

An index published each month by the Office for National Statistics, which measures the level of retail prices in the UK. Cash flows on all index-linked gilts are linked to the RPI.
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Xetra

A trading venue operated by the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
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UK Treasury bill

A debt instrument issued by the UK government with a maturity of less than one year.
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Account balance

The amount of money a user has stored in a financial repository.
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Oligopoly

A situation in which a market or industry is controlled by a small group of companies.
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Venture Capital

A type of financing that investors provide to startups, who sometimes announce getting said financing in TechCrunch, to big fanfare.
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