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Investment Return

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.

More terms

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.

Account balance

The amount of money a user has stored in a financial repository.

Margin call

Learn what a margin call stands for in financial terms.

Accounting standards

The rules a company follows when preparing financial statements.

Junk Bond

A form of debt investment that carries higher risk because of the likelihood that the issuer will default.

SPAC

Find our what a SPAc or special purpose acquisition company is.

Collective investment scheme

Learn what's a collective investment scheme

Arithmetic Mean

The sum of a set of numbers added together and then divided by the total amount of numbers in that set.

Unicorn

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

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