Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

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

Find our what a SPAc or special purpose acquisition company is.

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

Non-US individuals and businesses may have to file this form for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the US tax authority.

A form of debt investment that carries higher risk because of the likelihood that the issuer will default.

The moment new shares are officially admitted to the stock exchange and open to trading for everyone.

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).

Examining price movements of shares and other assets, and trying to predict how they will move in the future.

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