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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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United States Dollar (USD)

The famous greenback our friends in the US use as currency.

Profit and Loss Statement (P&L)

A statement that summarises firm's expenses, costs, and revenues incurred during a time period. AKA income statement.

Volatility

A measure of how much the prices of an asset or index vary over time.

After-hours trading

Trading outside of a stock exchange's opening hours.

Compound interest

Understand what compound interest means and how it's calculated

American Depository Receipt (ADRs)

Tradeable assets that let Americans invest in overseas stocks using US laws and dollars.

Net Income (NI)

The money a firm is left with from sales after subtracting taxes and different business costs.

Gilt

What is a gilt?

Investment Trust

A company that pools money together from multiple investors and then invests it.

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