Investment Return

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

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

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Collective investment scheme

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Alpha

The percentage by which an investor outperforms a relevant benchmark.
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Venture Capital Trust (VCT)

A listed company run by a fund manager, investing mainly in private companies.e.
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Unit Trusts

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

A summary of a company's income and expenses over a set period of time.
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Conditional dealing

Trading in new shares before they’re officially admitted to the exchange, on the condition that admission goes ahead.
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Synthetic ETFs

An ETF that that reproduces the return of an index through the use of swaps.
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Formal admission

The moment new shares are officially admitted to the stock exchange and open to trading for everyone.
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Base rate

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