Holding Period Return

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Investment funds that are often associated with riskier and shorter-term trading strategies.

A form of fraud designed to lure new investors, and pays the earlier backers by using the new investors' money.

The date on which a gilt is redeemed and the gilt holder receives the repayment of the nominal amount and final dividend or coupon payment.

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

A debt instrument issued by the UK government with a maturity of less than one year.

The value of a company's assets relative to the number of shares it has.

The highest, or lowest, price a share has traded at in a passing year.

The difference between a company's revenue and the cost to produce its goods/services, divided by revenue.