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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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Time Value of Money

The concept that money you have now is more valuable than the same sum in the future.

Money laundering

A method of moving money obtained illicitly through the financial system so it can be used legally.

Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

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

S&P 500

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Zero coupon bonds

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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.

Spot Rate

The currency exchange rate a bank quotes, valid with immediate effect.

Equity ETF

An exchange-traded fund that is comprised of a set of stocks.

Oligopoly

A situation in which a market or industry is controlled by a small group of companies.

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