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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Float

Listing a company on a stock exchange, or the shares that are genuinely up for grabs once it’s there.
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Formal admission

The moment new shares are officially admitted to the stock exchange and open to trading for everyone.
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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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Total Return

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

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

Learn what a limit order is and how to use it to make the most of your portfolio.
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Collective investment scheme

Learn what's a collective investment scheme
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Zero-Sum Game

A situation in which one person's gain is another's loss.
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Fundamentals

The data or information that is likely to impact a company's stock price.
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