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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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Investment Return

The amount of money made or lost from an investment. Usually expressed as a percentage.
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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.
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Hypothesis Testing

A mathematical test used to determine whether a claim is true or false.
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Xetra

A trading venue operated by the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
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Oligopoly

A situation in which a market or industry is controlled by a small group of companies.
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Net Income (NI)

The money a firm is left with from sales after subtracting taxes and different business costs.
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Alpha

The percentage by which an investor outperforms a relevant benchmark.
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Wall Street

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

These are stocks in companies that are considered to be “growing”. These companies may be delivering new products and services, or entering new markets.
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