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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Gross Margin

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

A summary of a company's finances, including its assets, liabilities and shareholder equity.
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Lock-up period

The period after an IPO when insiders have to sit on their hands and can’t sell their shares.
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Compound interest

Understand what compound interest means and how it's calculated
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W-8BEN Form

Non-US individuals and businesses may have to file this form for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the US tax authority.
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Annualised Rate of Return

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

This is the measurement of a fund’s performance in a specific period.
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Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)

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

Trading outside of a stock exchange's opening hours.
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