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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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United States Dollar (USD)

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

SPAC

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Volatility

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

Margin call

Learn what a margin call stands for in financial terms.

Dirty price

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

Ponzi Scheme

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

Stock Exchange

A physical/digital place where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities.

LSE

London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.

Bond

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