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Technical Analysis

Technical Analysis

Examining price movements of shares and other assets, and trying to predict how they will move in the future.

Examining price movements of shares and other assets, and trying to predict how they will move in the future.

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Zero-Sum Game

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

Limit order

Learn what a limit order is and how to use it to make the most of your portfolio.

Unicorn

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

Leverage

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

Venture Capital

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

Capital

Learn what financial capital means

After-hours trading

Trading outside of a stock exchange's opening hours.

Equity ETF

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

Year to Date (YTD)

A period of time that starts with the first day of the current calendar year and ends with today.

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