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Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

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

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

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52-week high/low

The highest, or lowest, price a share has traded at in a passing year.

Stock Exchange

A physical/digital place where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities.

Zero coupon bonds

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Venture Capital Trust (VCT)

A listed company run by a fund manager, investing mainly in private companies.e.

Synthetic ETFs

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

Investment Return

The amount of money made or lost from an investment. Usually expressed as a percentage.

Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)

A collection of investments, pooled into a single fund that can be bought and sold on a stock exchange.

Account balance

The amount of money a user has stored in a financial repository.

Withholding Tax

A tax deduction made at the source of the payment.

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