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Year to Date (YTD)

Year to Date (YTD)

A period of time that starts with the first day of the current calendar year and ends with today.

A period of time that starts with the first day of the current calendar year and ends with today.

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Stock Market

A place where shares of publicly listed companies are traded.

Quantitative easing

Find out what quantitative easing is and how central banks use this monetary measure to encourage economic growth.

52-week high/low

The highest, or lowest, price a share has traded at in a passing year.

Compound interest

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Xetra

A trading venue operated by the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

Time Value of Money

The concept that money you have now is more valuable than the same sum in the future.

Hypothesis Testing

A mathematical test used to determine whether a claim is true or false.

Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)

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

Dirty price

The total price payable on the purchase of a gilt. It’s calculated as the clean price plus accrued interest.

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