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Xetra

Xetra

A trading venue operated by the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

A trading venue operated by the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

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Capital

Learn what financial capital means

Holding Period Return

The amount of money generated by an asset during the time that it was held by an investor..

Ponzi Scheme

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

After-hours trading

Trading outside of a stock exchange's opening hours.

Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)

A collection of investments, pooled into a single fund that can be bought and sold on a stock exchange.

Rate of Return

Profit on an investment, expressed as a percentage of the investment.

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.

Equity ETF

An exchange-traded fund that is comprised of a set of stocks.

W-8BEN Form

Non-US individuals and businesses may have to file this form for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the US tax authority.

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