What is 'Internal Rate of Return (IRR)'? Definition & meaning

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Dirty price

The total price payable on the purchase of a gilt. It’s calculated as the clean price plus accrued interest.

Profit and Loss Statement (P&L)

A statement that summarises firm's expenses, costs, and revenues incurred during a time period. AKA income statement.

Synthetic ETFs

An ETF that that reproduces the return of an index through the use of swaps.

LSE

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

Venture Capital

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

Year to Date (YTD)

A period of time that starts with the first day of the current calendar year and ends with today.

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.

Stock Exchange

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

OEIC

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

Internal Rate of Return (IRR)