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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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Income from an investment as a percentage of its current price.
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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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Hedge Fund

Investment funds that are often associated with riskier and shorter-term trading strategies.
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Venture Capital

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

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

A street in New York that became a figure of speech for the financial markets of the US.
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Synthetic ETFs

An ETF that that reproduces the return of an index through the use of swaps.
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