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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American Depository Receipts (ADRs)

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

The sum of a set of numbers added together and then divided by the total amount of numbers in that set.
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Total Return

This is the measurement of a fund’s performance in a specific period.
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Accounting standards

The rules a company follows when preparing financial statements.
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Conditional dealing

Trading in new shares before they’re officially admitted to the exchange, on the condition that admission goes ahead.
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Bed & ISA

Understand what Bed and ISA is and how it works
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Venture Capital Trust (VCT)

A listed company run by a fund manager, investing mainly in private companies.e.
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Leverage

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