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Costs and Charges

Costs and Charges

The money you pay when investing.

The money you pay when investing.

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Venture Capital

A type of financing that investors provide to startups, who sometimes announce getting said financing in TechCrunch, to big fanfare.

Equity ETF

An exchange-traded fund that is comprised of a set of stocks.

Volatility

A measure of how much the prices of an asset or index vary over time.

Securities

Bonds and stocks.

Rate of Return

Profit on an investment, expressed as a percentage of the investment.

Balance sheet

A summary of a company's finances, including its assets, liabilities and shareholder equity.

Earnings per share

We look at what earnings per share mean and how to calculate it

Over-The-Counter (OTC)

A security that is sold outside of an exchange.

Dirty price

The total price payable on the purchase of a gilt. It’s calculated as the clean price plus accrued interest.

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