Profit and Loss Statement (P&L)

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

A situation in which a market or industry is controlled by a small group of companies.

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

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

An investment trust specialised in investing in commercial property such as parking garages or GP offices.

A graphical representation of interest rates over time

A form of fraud designed to lure new investors, and pays the earlier backers by using the new investors' money.

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

An index published each month by the Office for National Statistics, which measures the level of retail prices in the UK. Cash flows on all index-linked gilts are linked to the RPI.