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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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Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

A means of calculating the potential future return on an investment.

OEIC

Unique to the UK, these funds pool together money to invest from multiple investors.

NYSE

The world's largest stock exchange. Wall St HQ.

S&P 500

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Stock Market

A place where shares of publicly listed companies are traded.

Earnings per share

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Wall Street

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

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.

Yield to maturity (YTM)

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