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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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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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Growth stocks

These are stocks in companies that are considered to be “growing”. These companies may be delivering new products and services, or entering new markets.
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OEIC

Unique to the UK, these funds pool together money to invest from multiple investors.
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Collective investment scheme

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Net Income (NI)

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

Also called a dividend, this is the fixed annual interest paid to gilt holders. It’s usually paid in two equal, semi-annual instalments and expressed as a percentage of the nominal value of the gilt.
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Stock Exchange

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

We look at what earnings per share mean and how to calculate it
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Investment Return

The amount of money made or lost from an investment. Usually expressed as a percentage.
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