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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W-8BEN Form

Non-US individuals and businesses may have to file this form for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the US tax authority.
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Professional Client

An investor that is able to meet several regulatory criteria.
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Technical Analysis

Examining price movements of shares and other assets, and trying to predict how they will move in the future.
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52-week high/low

The highest, or lowest, price a share has traded at in a passing year.
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Zero-Sum Game

A situation in which one person's gain is another's loss.
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SPAC

Find our what a SPAc or special purpose acquisition company is.
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Free Trade

The other free trade. International trade in which countries allow goods to flow across their borders without imposing import or export taxes.
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OEIC

Unique to the UK, these funds pool together money to invest from multiple investors.
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Stock Market

A place where shares of publicly listed companies are traded.
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