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In finance, a collection of different securities, currencies, or commodities that are traded or valued as a single unit.
Der Indexfonds bildet die Wertentwicklung eines Baskets aus Technologiewerten ab.
The index fund tracks the performance of a basket of technology stocks.
'Basket' is a loanword from English and is used in German as a technical term in finance. The word is not used in everyday speech.
Der Fondsmanager stellt einen Basket aus verschiedenen europäischen Aktien zusammen.
The fund manager puts together a basket of various European stocks.
This word refers exclusively to a collection of financial products. It is not used for a shopping basket, a wastepaper basket, or the basket in basketball.
Die Bank bietet ein Zertifikat an, das an einen Währungs-Basket gekoppelt ist.
The bank offers a certificate that is linked to a currency basket.
Common combinations are 'ein Basket aus Aktien' (a basket of stocks), 'ein Basket von Währungen' (a basket of currencies), or 'ein Basket bildet einen Index ab' (a basket tracks an index).
Dieser spezielle Basket enthält Anleihen mit hoher Bonität.
This special basket contains bonds with high credit ratings.
portfolio
Both words can refer to a group of securities. Portfolio refers to a person's or institution's total holdings, while a Basket is specifically traded or valued as a single unit. Use “Portfolio” for the investments as a whole and “Basket” for the bundled unit.
Die Bank bewertete den Basket aus Aktien verschiedener Länder als eine Einheit.
The bank valued the basket of stocks from various countries as a single unit.
Die Anlegerin prüfte ihr Portfolio aus Aktien und Anleihen.
The investor reviewed her portfolio of stocks and bonds.
