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Fixed Income

Fixed Income

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

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

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Margin call

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Total Return

This is the measurement of a fund’s performance in a specific period.

Venture Capital

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

Earnings per share

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Over-The-Counter (OTC)

A security that is sold outside of an exchange.

Collective investment scheme

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Capital

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NASDAQ

A US stock exchange specialising in the shares of technology companies.

Leverage

A method of trading using borrowed money that usually involves a very high level of risk.

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