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Year to Date (YTD)
Year to Date (YTD)
A period of time that starts with the first day of the current calendar year and ends with today.
A period of time that starts with the first day of the current calendar year and ends with today.
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After-hours trading
Trading outside of a stock exchange's opening hours.
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NASDAQ
A US stock exchange specialising in the shares of technology companies.
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Interest Rate
The amount a lender charges for lending your money, or a borrower pays you for borrowing your money.
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Alpha
The percentage by which an investor outperforms a relevant benchmark.
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Venture Capital Trust (VCT)
A listed company run by a fund manager, investing mainly in private companies.e.
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Yield to maturity
What is yield to maturity and why is it useful?
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S&P 500
Find out what is the definition of the S&P 500 index.
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Stock Market
A place where shares of publicly listed companies are traded.
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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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