DMO

The United Kingdom Debt Management Office. It’s an executive agency responsible for managing the government’s debt and cash needs, primarily through issuing gilts and Treasury bills.

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Accrued interest

The interest earned on a gilt since the last dividend date. When buying a gilt, the buyer pays the accrued interest at the time of a transaction to the seller in addition to the clean price of the gilt
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Time Value of Money

The concept that money you have now is more valuable than the same sum in the future.
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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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American Depository Receipt (ADRs)

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

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

A summary of a company's income and expenses over a set period of time.
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52-week high/low

The highest, or lowest, price a share has traded at in a passing year.
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NASDAQ

A US stock exchange specialising in the shares of technology companies.
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Time-Weighted Rate of Return (TWRR)

A return calculated over the time period invested, that excludes extraneous elements, such as deposits to and withdrawals from the investment accounted.
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