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Hypothesis Testing

Hypothesis Testing

A mathematical test used to determine whether a claim is true or false.

A mathematical test used to determine whether a claim is true or false.

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Net Income (NI)

The money a firm is left with from sales after subtracting taxes and different business costs.
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Free Trade

The other free trade. International trade in which countries allow goods to flow across their borders without imposing import or export taxes.
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Conventional gilts

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms. This is as opposed to an index-linked gilt where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI).
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Balance sheet

A summary of a company's finances, including its assets, liabilities and shareholder equity.
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Money laundering

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

An investment strategy in which money is put into a variety assets.
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Investment Return

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

Learn what Money Weighted Rate of Return or MWRR stands for in finance.
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American Depository Receipts (ADRs)

Tradeable assets that let Americans invest in overseas stocks using US laws and dollars.
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