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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Coupon

Also called a dividend, this is the fixed annual interest paid to gilt holders. It’s usually paid in two equal, semi-annual instalments and expressed as a percentage of the nominal value of the gilt.
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Value Investing

The art of buying shares which trade below their value, according to the analysis of the value investor.
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NYSE

The world's largest stock exchange. Wall St HQ.
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United States Dollar (USD)

The famous greenback our friends in the US use as currency.
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ESG investing

ESG is a hot topic right now for investors. Understand what ESG investing is all about and how you can use it to diversify your portfolio.
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After-hours trading

Trading outside of a stock exchange's opening hours.
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Growth stocks

These are stocks in companies that are considered to be “growing”. These companies may be delivering new products and services, or entering new markets.
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Volatility

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

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