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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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Custodian bank

Learn what a custodian bank is.

American Depository Receipts (ADRs)

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

Gross Margin

The difference between a company's revenue and the cost to produce its goods/services, divided by revenue.

Net Asset Value (NAV)

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

Collective investment scheme

Learn what's a collective investment scheme

Yield

Income from an investment as a percentage of its current price.

Earnings per share

We look at what earnings per share mean and how to calculate it

Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)

A collection of investments, pooled into a single fund that can be bought and sold on a stock exchange.

Oligopoly

A situation in which a market or industry is controlled by a small group of companies.

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