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Volatility

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

Investment Trust

A company that pools money together from multiple investors and then invests it.

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.

Accounting standards

The rules a company follows when preparing financial statements.

Spot Rate

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

After-hours trading

Trading outside of a stock exchange's opening hours.

Wall Street

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

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

Over-The-Counter (OTC)

A security that is sold outside of an exchange.

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