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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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The increase in the prices of goods and services over time, and the process by which money loses its value.
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A collective investment scheme the investors pay money into in exchange for units. The money is invested in a diversified portfolio of assets.
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Investment funds that are often associated with riskier and shorter-term trading strategies.
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After-hours trading

Trading outside of a stock exchange's opening hours.
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A return calculated over the time period invested, that excludes extraneous elements, such as deposits to and withdrawals from the investment accounted.
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Mutual funds and investment trusts are priced on their net asset value (NAV).
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