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Index and Option Market (IOM)A division of the CME established in 1982 for trading stock index products and options.Index and Option Market (IOM) Similar MatchesMoney market instrumentsMoney market instrumentsSee: Cash investments Network MarketingNetwork MarketingSee MLM Alternative Investment MarketAlternative Investment MarketA market for small, young and growing companies operated by the London Stock Exchange as a regulated market of a Recognised Investment Exchange and set up in June 1995. It replaced the Unlisted Securities Market (USM). The market provides an opportunity for companies to raise capital for expansion, a trading facility and a way of establishing a market value for their shares.There are about 400 companies listed on AIM. The market cap of the index varies quite widely. AIM companies tend to trade on wider spreads than companies on the main market, and liquidity can be a problem.One of the advantages of investing in AIM companies is that for tax purposes they are treated as 'unquoted investments' (even though they are quoted). The significance of this is that for every year that you hold AIM shares, you get 5% 'taper relief' on any gains you subsequently make. So if you are a higher rate taxpayer who would normally pay 40% CGT, and you hold shares for one year then sell them, you only pay 35% CGT. If you hold shares for four years or more, the tax rate falls to 10%. Note that this only applies to shares bought after 6th April 2000. Market rateMarket rateThe interest rate or exchange rate at which a market clears. Market jittersMarket jittersAnxiety among many investors, causing them to sell stocks and bonds, pushing prices down. Further SuggestionsFirst marketMoney market Seek a market Either way market Segmented market Auction Market Preferred Stock (AMPS) Market prices Aftermarket Permission marketing fair market value Make a market narrow market New issues market Money market security Market value F Fair Market Value Sellers market Market return Primary market Marketing board Marketable title Market order go along or participating Long market value Chasing the market Security market plane |
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