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NYSE

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

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

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After-hours trading

Trading outside of a stock exchange's opening hours.

Accounting standards

The rules a company follows when preparing financial statements.

Dividends

Find out what dividends are and how they can contribute to the growth of your investment portfolio.

Ponzi Scheme

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

Stock Exchange

A physical/digital place where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities.

Over-The-Counter (OTC)

A security that is sold outside of an exchange.

Leverage

A method of trading using borrowed money that usually involves a very high level of risk.

Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

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

W-8BEN Form

Non-US individuals and businesses may have to file this form for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the US tax authority.

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