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Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

A means of calculating the potential future return on an investment.

A means of calculating the potential future return on an investment.

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Equity

The amount of money a company would be left with by subtracting its liabilities from the value of its assets.

Margin call

Learn what a margin call stands for in financial terms.

Junk Bond

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

Diversification

An investment strategy in which money is put into a variety assets.

Net Income (NI)

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

Hedge Fund

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

52-week high/low

The highest, or lowest, price a share has traded at in a passing year.

Venture Capital

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

LSE

London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.

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