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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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Leverage

A method of trading using borrowed money that usually involves a very high level of risk.
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Venture Capital Trust (VCT)

A listed company run by a fund manager, investing mainly in private companies.e.
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Geometric Mean Return

A way of calculating compound returns on an investment or savings over a set period of time.
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Unicorn

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

The amount a lender charges for lending your money, or a borrower pays you for borrowing your money.
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Free Trade

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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Fixed Income

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

The rules a company follows when preparing financial statements.
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