What is 'venture capital'? Definition & meaning

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

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Forward pricing

Mutual funds are traded on a forward pricing basis, meaning the price you see will be different to the price you may trade at.

LSE

London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.

Hedge Fund

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

Unit Trusts

A collective investment scheme the investors pay money into in exchange for units. The money is invested in a diversified portfolio of assets.

Retail Prices Index (RPI)

An index published each month by the Office for National Statistics, which measures the level of retail prices in the UK. Cash flows on all index-linked gilts are linked to the RPI.

Technical Analysis

Examining price movements of shares and other assets, and trying to predict how they will move in the future.

Fixed Income

An investment that provides a fixed rate of return, often over a specific set of time.

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.

Account balance

The amount of money a user has stored in a financial repository.

Venture Capital