For some time I had wanted to spin off my investment and free softwares content into a separate section. The blog format is not as ideal as the wiki format for these purposes.
The ball started rolling with the switch to this new site layout. It took longer than expected to convert the template […]
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Published November 5th, 2005 in Investing, Investing glossary and Online. 0 Comments[update: see Wikivestor - DPU]
DPU - Distribution per unit
This term is frequently used in real estate investment trust (REIT) to describe the return of investing in the trust.
In an REIT, profit is distributed to the shareholders (unit holders). The amount received per unit held is the DPU.
[update: see Wikivestor - Bid-to-bid performance]
What is bid-to-bid performance when looking at unit trust (mutual fund)?
When quoting the price of an unit trust, often 2 prices appear - bid price and offer price. Bid price refers to the price that the seller will bid for the unit (the price the buyer will get when selling). […]
[update: see Wikivestor - NODX]
NODX is non-oil domestic exports
The term NODX frequently appears in economic report related to Singapore. Since a large part of Singpare economy derives from oil related export, non-oil export gives an indication of the performance of other sectors. It serves as an indicator of the Singapore trade.
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