What is a 'unicorn'? Definition & meaning

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Interest Rate

The amount a lender charges for lending your money, or a borrower pays you for borrowing your money.

Balance sheet

A summary of a company's finances, including its assets, liabilities and shareholder equity.

Xetra

A trading venue operated by the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

Bull market

We explain what a 'bull market' means

Key Information Document (KID)

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

Equity

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

Earnings per share

We look at what earnings per share mean and how to calculate it

Oligopoly

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

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.

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