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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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Geometric Mean Return

A way of calculating compound returns on an investment or savings over a set period of time.

Unit Trusts

A collective investment scheme the investors pay money into in exchange for units. The money is invested in a diversified portfolio of assets.

Beta

Learn what Beta stands for in finance.

Venture Capital Trust (VCT)

A listed company run by a fund manager, investing mainly in private companies.e.

Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)

A collection of investments, pooled into a single fund that can be bought and sold on a stock exchange.

Depository

We look at what is a depository and what role they play in keeping markets work.

Synthetic ETFs

An ETF that that reproduces the return of an index through the use of swaps.

Net asset value

Mutual funds and investment trusts are priced on their net asset value (NAV).

Investment Return

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

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