Volatility

A measure of how much the prices of an asset or index vary over time.

A measure of how much the prices of an asset or index vary over time.

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Gross Margin

The difference between a company's revenue and the cost to produce its goods/services, divided by revenue.
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Bull market

We explain what a 'bull market' means
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Venture Capital

A type of financing that investors provide to startups, who sometimes announce getting said financing in TechCrunch, to big fanfare.
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Total Return

This is the measurement of a fund’s performance in a specific period.
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Custodian bank

Learn what a custodian bank is.
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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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Free Trade

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

Find out what dividends are and how they can contribute to the growth of your investment portfolio.
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Hypothesis Testing

A mathematical test used to determine whether a claim is true or false.
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