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Zero-Sum Game

Zero-Sum Game

A situation in which one person's gain is another's loss.

A situation in which one person's gain is another's loss.

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Yield

Income from an investment as a percentage of its current price.

Beta

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Oligopoly

A situation in which a market or industry is controlled by a small group of companies.

After-hours trading

Trading outside of a stock exchange's opening hours.

Geometric Mean Return

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

Stock Market

A place where shares of publicly listed companies are traded.

Capital

Learn what financial capital means

Value stocks

Stocks in companies that aren’t necessarily growing fast, but instead are dependable and stable.

Balance sheet

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

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