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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

Total Return

This is the measurement of a fund’s performance in a specific period.

Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)

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

W-8BEN Form

Non-US individuals and businesses may have to file this form for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the US tax authority.

Alpha

The percentage by which an investor outperforms a relevant benchmark.

Fixed Income

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

52-week high/low

The highest, or lowest, price a share has traded at in a passing year.

Earnings per share

We look at what earnings per share mean and how to calculate it

Margin call

Learn what a margin call stands for in financial terms.

Bull market

We explain what a 'bull market' means

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