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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Limit order

Learn what a limit order is and how to use it to make the most of your portfolio.
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Gross Margin

The difference between a company's revenue and the cost to produce its goods/services, divided by revenue.
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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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Net asset value

Mutual funds and investment trusts are priced on their net asset value (NAV).
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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.
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Earnings per share

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Venture Capital

A type of financing that investors provide to startups, who sometimes announce getting said financing in TechCrunch, to big fanfare.
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Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

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

The world's largest stock exchange. Wall St HQ.
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