All of the following represent the yield component of total return EXCEPT:
a. Dividend payment on common stock
b. Coupon interest payment on bonds
c. Capital gain upon sale of stock
d. Dividend payment on preferred stock
GIPS® requirements include: uniformity in certain performance calculations and
disclosures; inclusion of all actual fee-paying discretionary portfolios in composites
with similar objectives; compliant history for at least 5 years, or since inception if less
than 5 years.
A margin call occurs anytime the equity position of the margin account falls below the
initial margin.
The coefficient of determination is also known as R-squared, is used to denote the
degree of diversification.