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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NYSE

The world's largest stock exchange. Wall St HQ.
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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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DMO

The United Kingdom Debt Management Office. It’s an executive agency responsible for managing the government’s debt and cash needs, primarily through issuing gilts and Treasury bills.
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Stock Exchange

A physical/digital place where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities.
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NASDAQ

A US stock exchange specialising in the shares of technology companies.
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Geometric Mean Return

A way of calculating compound returns on an investment or savings over a set period of time.
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Investment Return

The amount of money made or lost from an investment. Usually expressed as a percentage.
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Accrued interest

The interest earned on a gilt since the last dividend date. When buying a gilt, the buyer pays the accrued interest at the time of a transaction to the seller in addition to the clean price of the gilt
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Inflation

The increase in the prices of goods and services over time, and the process by which money loses its value.
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