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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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Ponzi Scheme

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

A US stock exchange specialising in the shares of technology companies.
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Spot Rate

The currency exchange rate a bank quotes, valid with immediate effect.
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Money weighted rate of return

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Zero coupon bonds

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Account balance

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

The face value of a gilt. It represents the amount that will be repaid to the holder at maturity and is also used to calculate the dividend or coupon payment.
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Unit Trusts

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LSE

London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.
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