Financial and business terms. 2012.
Annualized holding period return — The annual rate of return that when compounded t times, would have given the same t period holding return as actually occurred from period 1 to period t. The New York Times Financial Glossary … Financial and business terms
Holding period return — In finance, holding period return (HPR) is a measurement of return on an asset or portfolio. It is one of the simplest measures of investment performance. HPR is the percentage by which the value of a portfolio (or asset) has grown for a… … Wikipedia
Holding Period Return/Yield — The total return received from holding an asset or portfolio of assets. Holding period return/yield is calculated as the sum of all income and capital growth divided by the value at the beginning of the period being measured. Holding period… … Investment dictionary
Rate of return — In finance, rate of return (ROR), also known as return on investment (ROI), rate of profit or sometimes just return, is the ratio of money gained or lost (whether realized or unrealized) on an investment relative to the amount of money invested.… … Wikipedia
AHPR — is an acronym for Annualized Holding Period Return. [http://financial dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Annualized+holding period+return Definition from Financial Dictionary] For example, while holding a non dividend yielding stock and it… … Wikipedia
History of private equity and venture capital — The history of private equity and venture capital and the development of these asset classes has occurred through a series of boom and bust cycles since the middle of the 20th century. Within the broader private equity industry, two distinct sub… … Wikipedia
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Early history of private equity — The early history of private equity relates to one of the major periods in the history of private equity and venture capital. Within the broader private equity industry, two distinct sub industries, leveraged buyouts and venture capital… … Wikipedia
Yield to maturity — The Yield to maturity (YTM) or redemption yield is the yield promised to the bondholder on the assumption that the bond or other fixed interest security such as gilts will be held to maturity, that all coupon and principal payments will be made… … Wikipedia
Private equity — In finance, private equity is an asset class consisting of equity securities in operating companies that are not publicly traded on a stock exchange. There is a wide array of types and styles of private equity and the term private equity has… … Wikipedia
