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Learn what Beta stands for in finance.

The world's largest stock exchange. Wall St HQ.

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

A set of standards which investors use to present their investment results.

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms. This is as opposed to an index-linked gilt where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI).

Listing a company on a stock exchange, or the shares that are genuinely up for grabs once it’s there.

Trading outside of a stock exchange's opening hours.

The amount of money generated by an asset during the time that it was held by an investor..

A debt instrument issued by the UK government with a maturity of less than one year.