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Leveraged investment companyAn investment company or mutual fund entitled to borrow capital for its operations. Also, an investment company that issues both income shares and capital shares.Leveraged investment company Similar MatchesTradepoint Investment ExchangeTradepoint Investment ExchangeA London-based stock exchange which opened on 21st September 1995 and which currently deals in 900 of the most actively traded UK equities.Tradepoint is an electronic order driven market accessible via a standard IBM PC where brokers, market makers and investing institutions participate on an anonymous basis and enter buy or sell orders. For the most liquid stocks, trades are completed the moment a corresponding buy or sell order is entered by another participant. Less liquid stocks are traded by way of computer matching following the accumulation of orders after periods of time.Trades are guaranteed by the London Clearing House (LCH) and settlement is via Crest. Tradepoint is a Recognised Investment Exchange (RIE) and is regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA). Undertakings for Collective Investment in Tradable SecuritiesUndertakings for Collective Investment in Tradable SecuritiesUCITs are collective funds which can be sold across national borders within the EU in accordance with the 'Undertakings for Collective Investment in Tradable Securities' Directive. For UK investors, one of their significance attributes is they can be sheltered from tax within the Stocks and Shares component of an ISA. Investment letterInvestment letterA letter of intent between the issuer of new securities and the buyer, in the private placement of these new securities. The letter of intent establishes that the securities are being bought for a minimum time period and are treated as an investment, not for resale. If no such letter exists, the securities must be registered with Securities and Exchange Commission. Normal investment practiceNormal investment practiceThe investment history of a customer, which is used as a benchmark to test the bona fide public offerings requirement of the allocation of a hot issue. Dividend reinvestment planDividend reinvestment planA plan which allows private investors to reinvest cash dividends from their investments cheaply and easily back into the market, and so obtain the benefits of compounding.The Plan is managed by an administrator appointed by the company. On the dividend date, shareholders who join the plan are still paid the cash dividend, but the administrator then uses the cash to buy shares in the company on behalf of the shareholder. Any cash left over is sent to the shareholder in the normal way. Dealing commission on such purchases is usually 1%. Note that the Plan Administrator does not have to make the plan available for any and every dividend that the company pays. If it is not made available, shareholders will receive the cash dividend. Further SuggestionsReinvestment effectIndependent investments Investment Advisers Act Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Expected return on investment Registered investment company Municipal Investment Trust (MIT) Unamortized premiums on investments Alternative Investment Market Ethical Investment Research Service Investment history investment trust Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit (REMIC) Brown field investment Investment Management Regulatory Organisation Foreign portfolio investment Statutory investment open ended investment company Investment Company Institute (ICI) Foreign Direct Investment Mutually exclusive investment decisions Enterprise Investment Scheme Portfolio investment Direct investment Association of Investment Trust Companies |
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