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Free Trade

Free Trade

The other free trade. International trade in which countries allow goods to flow across their borders without imposing import or export taxes.

The other free trade. International trade in which countries allow goods to flow across their borders without imposing import or export taxes.

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Arithmetic Mean

The sum of a set of numbers added together and then divided by the total amount of numbers in that set.

Unicorn

A startup valued at over £1 billion. They are rare, hence the name.

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Net Income (NI)

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

Ponzi Scheme

A form of fraud designed to lure new investors, and pays the earlier backers by using the new investors' money.

Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

A set of standards which investors use to present their investment results.

Yield to maturity (YTM)

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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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