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Holding Period Return

Holding Period Return

The amount of money generated by an asset during the time that it was held by an investor..

The amount of money generated by an asset during the time that it was held by an investor..

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Volatility

A measure of how much the prices of an asset or index vary over time.

Maturity value

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Wall Street

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

Total Return

This is the measurement of a fund’s performance in a specific period.

Capital

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Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)

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

Yield

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

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.

Securities

Bonds and stocks.

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