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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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Interest Rate

The amount a lender charges for lending your money, or a borrower pays you for borrowing your money.
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Xetra

A trading venue operated by the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
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American Depository Receipts (ADRs)

Tradeable assets that let Americans invest in overseas stocks using US laws and dollars.
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Base rate

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Value Investing

The art of buying shares which trade below their value, according to the analysis of the value investor.
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Zero coupon bonds

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Conventional gilts

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms. This is as opposed to an index-linked gilt where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI).
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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.
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Gross Margin

The difference between a company's revenue and the cost to produce its goods/services, divided by revenue.
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