Online Investing Glossary: C

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capital gains : Income you’ve made on the capital you’ve invested.

cash account: A brokerage account into which you deposit cold hard cash your broker uses to buy stocks for you.

commission: The price brokers charge for executing trades.

Consumer Price Index: The measure of how much prices for the things individuals buy are changing.