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Indexes

Indexes represent the average performance of a group of shares, usually the largest shares in a market ranked by total value. Here’s a list of the most popular indexes.

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Shares or stocks representing an ownership interest. These can be held in private or publicly traded companies, available on the stock market.

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Commodities are raw materials or primary agricultural products that can be bought and sold, such as wheat, copper,  coffee, silver and platinum.

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Currency Trading is the act of buying and selling the different currencies of the world. The Foreign Exchange (FX) market allows you to trade currencies in volume.

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A government bond is a debt investment in which an investor loans money to a government entity which borrows the funds for a defined period of time.

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