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Module 06 · Reference

Investment Dictionary

Look up any investing term used across the platform, explained in plain English. Helps investors read research and financial statements with confidence, whatever their level of experience.

Covers everyday basics like share and dividend through to the advanced metrics the other modules compute — Sharpe ratio, DuPont ROE, CAPM, tracking error and more. Search a term, swipe the cards, or ask AI to explain anything not in the list yet.

Beginner

Share

A tiny piece of ownership in a company.

When you buy a share, you become a part-owner of that company.

Example

If a company has 1,000 shares total and you buy 1 share, you own 1/1000th (0.1%) of that company.

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