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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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Collective investment scheme

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Spot Rate

The currency exchange rate a bank quotes, valid with immediate effect.

Holding Period Return

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Fundamentals

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

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Margin call

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Dividends

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Gross Margin

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

Leverage

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

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