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Glossary of Investment Terms

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Welcome to the Investment Glossary. We hope you find these terms useful. Should you have a term you would like addressed, please let us know. We would be happy to add it to our list.

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Warrant   A certificate that allows the owner to purchase securities at a set price within a specified time frame. Warrants are usually attached to a new issue of securities as an inducement to investors to buy the new issue.

Weighted Average Market Capitalization   The figure included in Altamira's Fund Report gives the average size of companies that are held in each portfolio, expressed in millions.

Wood Gundy Small Cap Total Return Index   An index prepared by Wood Gundy, that reflects the overall stock price movements of smaller capitalized Canadian companies.