What is 'Equity'? | Freetrade Dictionary

The amount of money a company would be left with by subtracting its liabilities from the value of its assets.

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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.

Wall Street

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

Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)

An investment trust specialised in investing in commercial property such as parking garages or GP offices.

Equity ETF

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

index-linked gilts

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI). This is as opposed to a conventional gilt, where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms.

Maturity value

What's the maturity value of a bond?

Investment Trust

A company that pools money together from multiple investors and then invests it.

Oligopoly

A situation in which a market or industry is controlled by a small group of companies.

Alpha

The percentage by which an investor outperforms a relevant benchmark.

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