What can I invest in?

Junior Investment Account – what can I invest in?

Open a Junior Investment Account and you have access to a multitude of investment opportunities – from shares, Unit Trusts, OEICs and Investment Trusts to Corporate Bonds, Gilts and ETFs. Simply choose what you’d like to invest in, open an account, and you can trade online quickly and easily.

Stocks and shares (equities)

A Share is a unit of investment in a company. The price will rise or fall according to the laws of supply and demand, driven by the attractiveness of the company and its performance.

Unit Trusts

Unit Trusts are collective funds which allow private investors to pool their money in a single fund. It allows investors to spread their risk, get the benefit of professional fund management and reduce dealing costs.

Open Ended Investment Company (OEIC)

An OEIC is a fund that offers shares in a company, as opposed to units in a trust. It allows investors to spread their risk, get the benefit of professional fund management and reduce dealing costs.

Investment Trusts

An Investment Trust is a company quoted on the London Stock Exchange which invests its shareholders' money in the shares of other companies.

Corporate Bonds

A Corporate Bond represents a loan to a company. The money is lent to the company in return for a fixed rate of interest and full repayment of the loan at the end of a fixed term.

Gilts

A Gilt, or Gilt-Edged Security, represents a loan from the investor to the Government. Because the Government is unlikely to default on a loan, Gilts are held to be a lower risk than company-issued Bonds.

Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)

An ETF lets you invest in a basket of different investments. Often organised by a specific investment category, for example an index, ETFs are traded like regular stock.

Complex investments

These include Covered Warrants, Convertible Bonds, Exchange Traded Commodities (ETCs) and nil-paid rights issues.

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