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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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Key Information Document (KID)

A document issued by an investment fund to help investors determine if it's the right fund for them.
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Forward pricing

Mutual funds are traded on a forward pricing basis, meaning the price you see will be different to the price you may trade at.
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Wall Street

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

What is a gilt?
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Money weighted rate of return

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

Also called a dividend, this is the fixed annual interest paid to gilt holders. It’s usually paid in two equal, semi-annual instalments and expressed as a percentage of the nominal value of the gilt.
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Maturity value

What's the maturity value of a bond?
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Xetra

A trading venue operated by the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
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Income statement

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