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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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Net asset value

Mutual funds and investment trusts are priced on their net asset value (NAV).

Venture Capital

A type of financing that investors provide to startups, who sometimes announce getting said financing in TechCrunch, to big fanfare.

Profit and Loss Statement (P&L)

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

Gross Margin

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

52-week high/low

The highest, or lowest, price a share has traded at in a passing year.

Bed & ISA

Understand what Bed and ISA is and how it works

Securities

Bonds and stocks.

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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