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Spot Rate
Spot Rate
The currency exchange rate a bank quotes, valid with immediate effect.
The currency exchange rate a bank quotes, valid with immediate effect.
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Value Investing
The art of buying shares which trade below their value, according to the analysis of the value investor.
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Free Trade
The other free trade. International trade in which countries allow goods to flow across their borders without imposing import or export taxes.
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Inflation
The increase in the prices of goods and services over time, and the process by which money loses its value.
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Unicorn
A startup valued at over £1 billion. They are rare, hence the name.
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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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Investment Return
The amount of money made or lost from an investment. Usually expressed as a percentage.
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Zero coupon bonds
What is a zero coupon bond?
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Maturity date
The date on which a gilt is redeemed and the gilt holder receives the repayment of the nominal amount and final dividend or coupon payment.
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Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)
A set of standards which investors use to present their investment results.
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