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Fundamentals

Fundamentals

The data or information that is likely to impact a company's stock price.

The data or information that is likely to impact a company's stock price.

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Know Your Customer (KYC)

A legal requirement for financial firms to understand exactly who their customers are. Used to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing.

Custodian bank

Learn what a custodian bank is.

Margin call

Learn what a margin call stands for in financial terms.

Fixed Income

An investment that provides a fixed rate of return, often over a specific set of time.

Dividends

Find out what dividends are and how they can contribute to the growth of your investment portfolio.

Quick ratio

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

Gross Margin

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

Ponzi Scheme

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

Leverage

A method of trading using borrowed money that usually involves a very high level of risk.

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