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Securities

Securities

Bonds and stocks.

Bonds and stocks.

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Venture Capital Trust (VCT)

A listed company run by a fund manager, investing mainly in private companies.e.

Zero-Sum Game

A situation in which one person's gain is another's loss.

Key Information Document (KID)

A document issued by an investment fund to help investors determine if it's the right fund for them.

Base rate

What's the base rate?

Depository

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

Hypothesis Testing

A mathematical test used to determine whether a claim is true or false.

Equity

The amount of money a company would be left with by subtracting its liabilities from the value of its assets.

Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

A means of calculating the potential future return on an investment.

Leverage

A method of trading using borrowed money that usually involves a very high level of risk.

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