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ETF

Short for Exchange-Traded Fund: a fund that follows the level of share prices on a stock market, and that is also traded on a market

Example usage from an FT article:

ETFs offered the possibility of positive returns and, as Jordan pointed out, helped to address two of the biggest problems encountered by investors: high fees and not enough diversification.

Excerpt from "ETF savings plans look set to take Europe by storm"

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