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Know Your Customer (KYC)

A legal requirement for financial firms to understand exactly who their customers are. Used to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing.
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Investment Return

The amount of money made or lost from an investment. Usually expressed as a percentage.
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Yield

Income from an investment as a percentage of its current price.
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Net Income (NI)

The money a firm is left with from sales after subtracting taxes and different business costs.
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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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Geometric Mean Return

A way of calculating compound returns on an investment or savings over a set period of time.
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Hedge Fund

Investment funds that are often associated with riskier and shorter-term trading strategies.
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Year to Date (YTD)

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