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Venture Capital

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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Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Product (PRIIP)

An investment where, regardless of its legal form, the amount repayable to the retail investor is subject to fluctuations.
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Running yield

The annual interest payment (dividend) divided by the current market price of a bond.
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Depository

We look at what is a depository and what role they play in keeping markets work.
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Securities

Bonds and stocks.
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OEIC

Unique to the UK, these funds pool together money to invest from multiple investors.
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Net asset value

Mutual funds and investment trusts are priced on their net asset value (NAV).
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Net Asset Value (NAV)

The value of a company's assets relative to the number of shares it has.
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NYSE

The world's largest stock exchange. Wall St HQ.
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Time-Weighted Rate of Return (TWRR)

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