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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Securities

Bonds and stocks.
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Conditional dealing

Trading in new shares before they’re officially admitted to the exchange, on the condition that admission goes ahead.
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ESG investing

ESG is a hot topic right now for investors. Understand what ESG investing is all about and how you can use it to diversify your portfolio.
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Zero-Sum Game

A situation in which one person's gain is another's loss.
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Depository

We look at what is a depository and what role they play in keeping markets work.
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Investment Trust

A company that pools money together from multiple investors and then invests it.
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index-linked gilts

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI). This is as opposed to a conventional gilt, where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms.
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Yield to maturity (YTM)

What is yield to maturity and why is it useful?
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Net asset value

Mutual funds and investment trusts are priced on their net asset value (NAV).
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