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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.

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Limit order

Learn what a limit order is and how to use it to make the most of your portfolio.

Stock Exchange

A physical/digital place where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities.

Yield curve

A graphical representation of interest rates over time

Ponzi Scheme

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

Hedge Fund

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

Junk Bond

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

Rate of Return

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

Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)

A collection of investments, pooled into a single fund that can be bought and sold on a stock exchange.

Holding Period Return

The amount of money generated by an asset during the time that it was held by an investor..

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