Unicorn

A place where shares of publicly listed companies are traded.

The official document a company publishes before selling shares to the public. Long, detailed, and worth a read.

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

Going public without the traditional IPO. Existing shares, straight onto the exchange, no new money raised.

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

The famous greenback our friends in the US use as currency.

A return calculated over the time period invested, that excludes extraneous elements, such as deposits to and withdrawals from the investment accounted.

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

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