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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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52-week high/low

The highest, or lowest, price a share has traded at in a passing year.

Holding Period Return

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

Total Return

This is the measurement of a fund’s performance in a specific period.

Dirty price

The total price payable on the purchase of a gilt. It’s calculated as the clean price plus accrued interest.

Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

A set of standards which investors use to present their investment results.

Over-The-Counter (OTC)

A security that is sold outside of an exchange.

Money weighted rate of return

Learn what Money Weighted Rate of Return or MWRR stands for in finance.

Zero coupon bonds

What is a zero coupon bond?

Value stocks

Stocks in companies that aren’t necessarily growing fast, but instead are dependable and stable.

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