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Profit and Loss Statement (P&L)

Profit and Loss Statement (P&L)

A statement that summarises firm's expenses, costs, and revenues incurred during a time period. AKA income statement.

A statement that summarises firm's expenses, costs, and revenues incurred during a time period. AKA income statement.

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Fundamentals

The data or information that is likely to impact a company's stock price.

Net Asset Value (NAV)

The value of a company's assets relative to the number of shares it has.

Hypothesis Testing

A mathematical test used to determine whether a claim is true or false.

Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

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

Wall Street

A street in New York that became a figure of speech for the financial markets of the US.

NASDAQ

A US stock exchange specialising in the shares of technology companies.

UK Treasury bill

A debt instrument issued by the UK government with a maturity of less than one year.

Stock Exchange

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

Volatility

A measure of how much the prices of an asset or index vary over time.

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