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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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Rate of Return

Profit on an investment, expressed as a percentage of the investment.

Compound interest

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Arithmetic Mean

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

Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)

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

Net Income (NI)

The money a firm is left with from sales after subtracting taxes and different business costs.

Professional Client

An investor that is able to meet several regulatory criteria.

Annualised Rate of Return

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

Ponzi Scheme

A form of fraud designed to lure new investors, and pays the earlier backers by using the new investors' money.

Limit order

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