An index, created in 1992, containing the next 250 largest companies by market capitalisation on the London Stock Exchange after those in the FTSE 100. Together with those in the FTSE 100, the companies in this index make up the FTSE 350. The US name for an advisory stockbroker . The category, by geography or industry, in which the fund will invest. A type of derivative that allows you to bid for the right to pay a future value on either an index option or a commodity.
Futures have a fixed duration and normally only last for one year at the most.
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