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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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Zero-Sum Game

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

Quantitative easing

Find out what quantitative easing is and how central banks use this monetary measure to encourage economic growth.

LSE

London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.

OEIC

Unique to the UK, these funds pool together money to invest from multiple investors.

Yield

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

Yield to maturity

What is yield to maturity and why is it useful?

Capital

Learn what financial capital means

Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

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

Investment Return

The amount of money made or lost from an investment. Usually expressed as a percentage.

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