Leverage

A method of trading using borrowed money that usually involves a very high level of risk.

A method of trading using borrowed money that usually involves a very high level of risk.

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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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Account balance

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

The concept that money you have now is more valuable than the same sum in the future.
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Dividends

Find out what dividends are and how they can contribute to the growth of your investment portfolio.
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Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)

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

The rules a company follows when preparing financial statements.
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52-week high/low

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

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

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