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Money laundering
Money laundering
A method of moving money obtained illicitly through the financial system so it can be used legally.
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..
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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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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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Earnings per share
We look at what earnings per share mean and how to calculate it
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Custodian bank
Learn what a custodian bank is.
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Zero-Sum Game
A situation in which one person's gain is another's loss.
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Fundamentals
The data or information that is likely to impact a company's stock price.
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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.
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Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
A means of calculating the potential future return on an investment.
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