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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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Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

A set of standards which investors use to present their investment results.
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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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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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Hedge Fund

Investment funds that are often associated with riskier and shorter-term trading strategies.
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Costs and Charges

The money you pay when investing.
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NASDAQ

A US stock exchange specialising in the shares of technology companies.
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Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Product (PRIIP)

An investment where, regardless of its legal form, the amount repayable to the retail investor is subject to fluctuations.
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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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Synthetic ETFs

An ETF that that reproduces the return of an index through the use of swaps.
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