Retail Prices Index (RPI)

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.

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Quick ratio

Learn what quick ratio stands for in financial terms and how to calculate it.
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Direct listing

Going public without the traditional IPO. Existing shares, straight onto the exchange, no new money raised.
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Fundamentals

The data or information that is likely to impact a company's stock price.
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NYSE

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

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

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

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

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

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