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Financial Jargon Buster Dictionary

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D

Dealer
Debenture
Decile
Deed Poll
Deferred (delayed) Annuity Purchase
Defined Benefit
Defined Benefit Fund
Defined Contribution
Defined Contribution Fund
Deflation
Delegated Switching Authority
Delivery
Deposit Account
Depository
Depreciation
Depression
Derivative
Development Capital
Dilution
Dilution Levy
Direct Debit
Discrete performance
Discretionary Trust
Distribution
Distribution Fund
Diversification
Dividend
Dividend Discount Model
Dividend Warrant
Dividend (distribution) Yield
Divorce Credits and Debits
Dow Jones

E

EAFE Index
Early Retirement
Earnings Per Share (EPS)
Earnings Yield
Efficient Frontier Modelling
Electronic Trade Confirmation System (ETC)
Emerging Markets
Endowment Assurance
Equities
Equity
Equity Investment Funds
Equity Risk Premium
Escalation
Ethical Investment
Ex gratia
Excess Return
Exchange Rate
Exchange Rate Risk
Ex-Dividend
Executor(s)
External Audit
External Manager
Extranet

F

Face Value
Fiduciary
Final Salary Scheme
Financial Adviser
Financial Ombudsman
Fixed Income
Fixed Interest
Fixed Interest Rate
Floor
Forward Contract
Forward Rate Agreement (FRA)
FOS
FRN's
Front End Fee
FSA (Financial Services Authority)
FSAVC
FSCS
FTSE 100 Index
FTSE All-Share Index
Fully Contracted Out
Fully Paid-Up Share
Fund
Fundamental Analysis
Fund Manager
Fund Manager Start Date
Fund Manager Tenure
Fund Risk Number
Fund Size
Fund Supermarkets
Fund Value
Fund Yield
Futures Contract
Futures Exchange

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