What is an 'equity ETF'? Definition & meaning

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Quick ratio

Learn what quick ratio stands for in financial terms and how to calculate it.

Time Value of Money

The concept that money you have now is more valuable than the same sum in the future.

Ponzi Scheme

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

Yield curve

A graphical representation of interest rates over time

Unit Trusts

A collective investment scheme the investors pay money into in exchange for units. The money is invested in a diversified portfolio of assets.

Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

A set of standards which investors use to present their investment results.

Forward pricing

Mutual funds are traded on a forward pricing basis, meaning the price you see will be different to the price you may trade at.

United States Dollar (USD)

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

Gross Margin

The difference between a company's revenue and the cost to produce its goods/services, divided by revenue.

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