What is 'equity'? Definition & meaning

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Base rate

What's the base rate?

Profit and Loss Statement (P&L)

A statement that summarises firm's expenses, costs, and revenues incurred during a time period. AKA income statement.

Holding Period Return

The amount of money generated by an asset during the time that it was held by an investor..

Xetra

A trading venue operated by the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

United States Dollar (USD)

The famous greenback our friends in the US use as currency.

Maturity value

What's the maturity value of a bond?

Yield to maturity (YTM)

What is yield to maturity and why is it useful?

Ponzi Scheme

A form of fraud designed to lure new investors, and pays the earlier backers by using the new investors' money.

Withholding Tax

A tax deduction made at the source of the payment.

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