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Hedge Fund

Hedge Fund

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

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

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Equity

The amount of money a company would be left with by subtracting its liabilities from the value of its assets.

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.

NASDAQ

A US stock exchange specialising in the shares of technology companies.

Maturity value

What's the maturity value of a bond?

Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

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

Free Trade

The other free trade. International trade in which countries allow goods to flow across their borders without imposing import or export taxes.

Wall Street

A street in New York that became a figure of speech for the financial markets of the US.

United States Dollar (USD)

The famous greenback our friends in the US use as currency.

American Depository Receipts (ADRs)

Tradeable assets that let Americans invest in overseas stocks using US laws and dollars.

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