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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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Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

A means of calculating the potential future return on an investment.

Interest Rate

The amount a lender charges for lending your money, or a borrower pays you for borrowing your money.

American Depository Receipt (ADRs)

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

Base rate

What's the base rate?

Clean price

The quoted price of a gilt, which excludes accrued interest

Maturity value

What's the maturity value of a bond?

Yield

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

Equity

The amount of money a company would be left with by subtracting its liabilities from the value of its assets.

Net Asset Value (NAV)

The value of a company's assets relative to the number of shares it has.

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