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Hedge Fund

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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Stock Exchange

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

Clean price

The quoted price of a gilt, which excludes accrued interest

Net asset value

Mutual funds and investment trusts are priced on their net asset value (NAV).

Securities

Bonds and stocks.

Unicorn

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

Yield curve

A graphical representation of interest rates over time

Venture Capital

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

Costs and Charges

The money you pay when investing.

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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