Venture Capital

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

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

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Net Income (NI)

The money a firm is left with from sales after subtracting taxes and different business costs.
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Float

Listing a company on a stock exchange, or the shares that are genuinely up for grabs once it’s there.
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American Depository Receipts (ADRs)

Tradeable assets that let Americans invest in overseas stocks using US laws and dollars.
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Withholding Tax

A tax deduction made at the source of the payment.
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Holding Period Return

The amount of money generated by an asset during the time that it was held by an investor..
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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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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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Securities

Bonds and stocks.
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Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)

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