What is 'Stock Exchange'? | Freetrade Dictionary

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Unicorn

A startup valued at over £1 billion. They are rare, hence the name.

Venture Capital

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

index-linked gilts

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI). This is as opposed to a conventional gilt, where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms.

S&P 500

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Equity ETF

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

Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)

A collection of investments, pooled into a single fund that can be bought and sold on a stock exchange.

52-week high/low

The highest, or lowest, price a share has traded at in a passing year.

ESG investing

ESG is a hot topic right now for investors. Understand what ESG investing is all about and how you can use it to diversify your portfolio.

Equity

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

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