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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Ponzi Scheme

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

The amount of money made or lost from an investment. Usually expressed as a percentage.
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Know Your Customer (KYC)

A legal requirement for financial firms to understand exactly who their customers are. Used to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing.
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Xetra

A trading venue operated by the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
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Synthetic ETFs

An ETF that that reproduces the return of an index through the use of swaps.
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Account balance

The amount of money a user has stored in a financial repository.
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Bull market

We explain what a 'bull market' means
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Wall Street

A street in New York that became a figure of speech for the financial markets of the US.
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Dividends

Find out what dividends are and how they can contribute to the growth of your investment portfolio.
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