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Geometric Mean Return

Geometric Mean Return

A way of calculating compound returns on an investment or savings over a set period of time.

A way of calculating compound returns on an investment or savings over a set period of time.

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Gross Margin

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

NASDAQ

A US stock exchange specialising in the shares of technology companies.

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.

Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Product (PRIIP)

An investment where, regardless of its legal form, the amount repayable to the retail investor is subject to fluctuations.

Arithmetic Mean

The sum of a set of numbers added together and then divided by the total amount of numbers in that set.

Synthetic ETFs

An ETF that that reproduces the return of an index through the use of swaps.

Stock Market

A place where shares of publicly listed companies are traded.

Net Asset Value (NAV)

The value of a company's assets relative to the number of shares it has.

Leverage

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

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