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The 5 currency pairs with the largest rise over the last 7 days.

Source: Frankfurter (ECB)

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Index

A rules-based measure of a group of assets, such as the S&P 500 or FTSE 100. Most are weighted by market capitalisation, so the largest constituents…

Yield

The income an asset produces as a percentage of its price. For a bond held to maturity, yield to maturity also accounts for any gain or…

Custody

The safekeeping of assets on a client's behalf. Regulated custodians must segregate client assets from their own.

Interest Rate

The cost of borrowing money. The policy rate set by a central bank anchors the rates throughout an economy, from bond yields to mortgages.

Carry Trade

Borrowing in a low-interest currency to hold a higher-yielding one, aiming to earn the difference in rates.

IPO

The first sale of a company's shares to the public, after which they trade on an exchange.

Futures

A standardised contract to trade an asset at a set price on a future date. Crypto venues also offer perpetual futures, which never expire and use…

Wallet

Software or hardware that stores the private keys controlling crypto assets. Hot wallets are connected to the internet; cold wallets are kept offline.

Valuation

An estimate of what an asset is worth, whether from multiples such as P/E, from discounted future cash flows, or from comparison with similar assets.