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NASDAQ

A US stock exchange specialising in the shares of technology companies.

Time-Weighted Rate of Return (TWRR)

A return calculated over the time period invested, that excludes extraneous elements, such as deposits to and withdrawals from the investment accounted.

OEIC

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

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.

Equity ETF

An exchange-traded fund that is comprised of a set of stocks.

Ponzi Scheme

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

Accrued interest

The interest earned on a gilt since the last dividend date. When buying a gilt, the buyer pays the accrued interest at the time of a transaction to the seller in addition to the clean price of the gilt

Quantitative easing

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

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