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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Total Return

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

An investment strategy in which money is put into a variety assets.
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IPO

When a private company sells shares to the public for the first time. Its stock market debut, basically.
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Holding Period Return

The amount of money generated by an asset during the time that it was held by an investor..
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Fixed Income

An investment that provides a fixed rate of return, often over a specific set of time.
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S&P 500

Find out what is the definition of the S&P 500 index.
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Xetra

A trading venue operated by the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
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