Fundamentals

Learn what quick ratio stands for in financial terms and how to calculate it.

A collective investment scheme the investors pay money into in exchange for units. The money is invested in a diversified portfolio of assets.

London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.

The quoted price of a gilt, which excludes accrued interest

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

A graphical representation of interest rates over time

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

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

The money you pay when investing.