Venture Capital

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

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

London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.

A way of calculating compound returns on an investment or savings over a set period of time.

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

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

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.

Examining price movements of shares and other assets, and trying to predict how they will move in the future.

The amount of money made or lost from an investment. Usually expressed as a percentage.