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The ratio of a company’s debt relative to its equity. If that ratio is high a company may be considered leveraged.

A standardized legal contract to buy or sell something at a predetermined price for delivery at a specified time in the future, between parties not yet known to each other.

Derivative financial contracts that obligate parties to buy or sell an asset at a predetermined future date and price.

A method of measuring the intrinsic value of a stock by taking into account various indicators such as the state of the economy, industry conditions, company management, and others.

A fund family includes all the funds managed by a single investment company.

A fund that allows investors to diversify their positions without getting taxed for it.

A type of security lending where clients can earn passively by lending out stocks they’ve fully purchased through a broker.

The total number of shares that a company would theoretically have if all dilutive assets were exercised and turned into shares.

The net income available to shareholders as calculated by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding, plus all dilutive securities, whether or not they are considered common stock equivalents.

A share index of the 100 companies listed on the London Stock Exchange with the highest market capitalisation