What is 'yield'? Definition & meaning

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SPAC

Find our what a SPAc or special purpose acquisition company is.

American Depository Receipts (ADRs)

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

Time-Weighted Rate of Return (TWRR)

A return calculated over the time period invested, that excludes extraneous elements, such as deposits to and withdrawals from the investment accounted.

Wall Street

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

Margin call

Learn what a margin call stands for in financial terms.

Geometric Mean Return

A way of calculating compound returns on an investment or savings over a set period of time.

52-week high/low

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

Yield to maturity (YTM)

What is yield to maturity and why is it useful?

UK Treasury bill

A debt instrument issued by the UK government with a maturity of less than one year.

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