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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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Stock Exchange

A physical/digital place where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities.

Clean price

The quoted price of a gilt, which excludes accrued interest

Venture Capital

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

Accounting standards

The rules a company follows when preparing financial statements.

Beta

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Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)

A collection of investments, pooled into a single fund that can be bought and sold on a stock exchange.

Capital

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Yield

Income from an investment as a percentage of its current price.

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