What is 'Money laundering'? | Freetrade Dictionary

A method of moving money obtained illicitly through the financial system so it can be used legally.

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Holding Period Return

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

Ponzi Scheme

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

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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Custodian bank

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Zero-Sum Game

A situation in which one person's gain is another's loss.

Fundamentals

The data or information that is likely to impact a company's stock price.

Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Product (PRIIP)

An investment where, regardless of its legal form, the amount repayable to the retail investor is subject to fluctuations.

Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

A means of calculating the potential future return on an investment.

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