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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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Spot Rate

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

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Volatility

A measure of how much the prices of an asset or index vary over time.
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Account balance

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

A tax deduction made at the source of the payment.
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SPAC

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Base rate

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Bed & ISA

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Accrued interest

The interest earned on a gilt since the last dividend date. When buying a gilt, the buyer pays the accrued interest at the time of a transaction to the seller in addition to the clean price of the gilt
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