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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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Geometric Mean Return

A way of calculating compound returns on an investment or savings over a set period of time.

American Depository Receipts (ADRs)

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

Wall Street

A street in New York that became a figure of speech for the financial markets of the US.

Account balance

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

Beta

Learn what Beta stands for in finance.

Technical Analysis

Examining price movements of shares and other assets, and trying to predict how they will move in the future.

Maturity date

The date on which a gilt is redeemed and the gilt holder receives the repayment of the nominal amount and final dividend or coupon payment.

Securities

Bonds and stocks.

LSE

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

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