What is 'Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)'?

Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

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

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Know Your Customer (KYC)

A legal requirement for financial firms to understand exactly who their customers are. Used to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing.

Xetra

A trading venue operated by the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

Collective investment scheme

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Income statement

A summary of a company's income and expenses over a set period of time.

Net Income (NI)

The money a firm is left with from sales after subtracting taxes and different business costs.

Yield

Income from an investment as a percentage of its current price.

Leverage

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

Gilt

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After-hours trading

Trading outside of a stock exchange's opening hours.

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