Hedge Fund

Investment funds that are often associated with riskier and shorter-term trading strategies.

Investment funds that are often associated with riskier and shorter-term trading strategies.

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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.
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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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Geometric Mean Return

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

The annual interest payment (dividend) divided by the current market price of a bond.
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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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Stock Exchange

A physical/digital place where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities.
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Holding Period Return

The amount of money generated by an asset during the time that it was held by an investor..
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Net Asset Value (NAV)

The value of a company's assets relative to the number of shares it has.
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Depository

We look at what is a depository and what role they play in keeping markets work.
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