What is the 'stock market'? Definition & meaning

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Quick ratio

Learn what quick ratio stands for in financial terms and how to calculate it.

Profit and Loss Statement (P&L)

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

Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

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

Holding Period Return

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

Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Product (PRIIP)

An investment where, regardless of its legal form, the amount repayable to the retail investor is subject to fluctuations.

Annualised Rate of Return

The average annual return an investor sees over a set period of time.

Arithmetic Mean

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

Account balance

The amount of money a user has stored in a financial repository.

Fundamentals

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

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