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A company that pools money together from multiple investors and then invests it.

The difference between a company's revenue and the cost to produce its goods/services, divided by revenue.

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

A way of calculating compound returns on an investment or savings over a set period of time.

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

A security that is sold outside of an exchange.

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

We look at what is a depository and what role they play in keeping markets work.

Find out what quantitative easing is and how central banks use this monetary measure to encourage economic growth.