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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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Money laundering

A method of moving money obtained illicitly through the financial system so it can be used legally.

W-8BEN Form

Non-US individuals and businesses may have to file this form for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the US tax authority.

Synthetic ETFs

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

Income statement

A summary of a company's income and expenses over a set period of time.

American Depository Receipts (ADRs)

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

Free Trade

The other free trade. International trade in which countries allow goods to flow across their borders without imposing import or export taxes.

Year to Date (YTD)

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

Rate of Return

Profit on an investment, expressed as a percentage of the investment.

Alpha

The percentage by which an investor outperforms a relevant benchmark.

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