What is 'Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)'?

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

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NYSE

The world's largest stock exchange. Wall St HQ.

LSE

London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.

Unicorn

A startup valued at over £1 billion. They are rare, hence the name.

Quick ratio

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

Accrued interest

The interest earned on a gilt since the last dividend date. When buying a gilt, the buyer pays the accrued interest at the time of a transaction to the seller in addition to the clean price of the gilt

Stock Market

A place where shares of publicly listed companies are traded.

Oligopoly

A situation in which a market or industry is controlled by a small group of companies.

Clean price

The quoted price of a gilt, which excludes accrued interest

Fundamentals

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

Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)