What is a 'nominal amount'? Definition & meaning

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Depository

We look at what is a depository and what role they play in keeping markets work.

LSE

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

Float

Listing a company on a stock exchange, or the shares that are genuinely up for grabs once it’s there.

Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)

An investment trust specialised in investing in commercial property such as parking garages or GP offices.

Year to Date (YTD)

A period of time that starts with the first day of the current calendar year and ends with today.

Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

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

Margin call

Learn what a margin call stands for in financial terms.

Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

A set of standards which investors use to present their investment results.

Time-Weighted Rate of Return (TWRR)

A return calculated over the time period invested, that excludes extraneous elements, such as deposits to and withdrawals from the investment accounted.

Nominal amount