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Dirty price

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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American Depository Receipts (ADRs)

Tradeable assets that let Americans invest in overseas stocks using US laws and dollars.

S&P 500

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Junk Bond

A form of debt investment that carries higher risk because of the likelihood that the issuer will default.

Zero-Sum Game

A situation in which one person's gain is another's loss.

Venture Capital

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

Wall Street

A street in New York that became a figure of speech for the financial markets of the US.

Fixed Income

An investment that provides a fixed rate of return, often over a specific set of time.

Gilt

What is a gilt?

Technical Analysis

Examining price movements of shares and other assets, and trying to predict how they will move in the future.

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