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Financial Markets Glossary

Essential terminology and definitions for understanding financial markets, trading, and corporate structure.

All TermsMarket DataCorporate StructureTradingRegulationFinancial Instruments
TermFull TermDescription
Closed-Ended FundClosed-Ended FundInvestment fund with fixed capital that trades on exchanges, with shares priced by supply and demand
ETFExchange Traded FundInvestment fund that tracks an index or basket of assets and trades on exchanges like a stock
GDRGlobal Depositary ReceiptNegotiable certificate representing shares in a foreign company, tradable on international exchanges
Investment TrustInvestment TrustClosed-end fund structure listed on stock exchanges, commonly used in the UK market
Open-Ended FundOpen-Ended FundInvestment fund that can create or redeem shares on demand, with shares priced at net asset value