Holding Period Return

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

When a private company sells shares to the public for the first time. Its stock market debut, basically.

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

A place where shares of publicly listed companies are traded.

A method of trading using borrowed money that usually involves a very high level of risk.

Non-US individuals and businesses may have to file this form for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the US tax authority.

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Listing a company on a stock exchange, or the shares that are genuinely up for grabs once it’s there.

Stocks in companies that aren’t necessarily growing fast, but instead are dependable and stable.