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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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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.

Maturity date

The date on which a gilt is redeemed and the gilt holder receives the repayment of the nominal amount and final dividend or coupon payment.

Stock Market

A place where shares of publicly listed companies are traded.

Spot Rate

The currency exchange rate a bank quotes, valid with immediate effect.

Gilt

What is a gilt?

Venture Capital Trust (VCT)

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

Wall Street

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

Diversification

An investment strategy in which money is put into a variety assets.

Professional Client

An investor that is able to meet several regulatory criteria.

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