What is 'Interest Rate'? | Freetrade Dictionary

The amount a lender charges for lending your money, or a borrower pays you for borrowing your money.

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Value Investing

The art of buying shares which trade below their value, according to the analysis of the value investor.

Rate of Return

Profit on an investment, expressed as a percentage of the investment.

Unicorn

A startup valued at over £1 billion. They are rare, hence the name.

Fixed Income

An investment that provides a fixed rate of return, often over a specific set of time.

Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

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

Accounting standards

The rules a company follows when preparing financial statements.

Investment Return

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

Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

A means of calculating the potential future return on an investment.

Growth stocks

These are stocks in companies that are considered to be “growing”. These companies may be delivering new products and services, or entering new markets.

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