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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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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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Value Investing

The art of buying shares which trade below their value, according to the analysis of the value investor.
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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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Technical Analysis

Examining price movements of shares and other assets, and trying to predict how they will move in the future.
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American Depository Receipts (ADRs)

Tradeable assets that let Americans invest in overseas stocks using US laws and dollars.
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Holding Period Return

The amount of money generated by an asset during the time that it was held by an investor..
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Arithmetic Mean

The sum of a set of numbers added together and then divided by the total amount of numbers in that set.
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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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Yield curve

A graphical representation of interest rates over time
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