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Wall Street

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

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

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Xetra

A trading venue operated by the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
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Running yield

The annual interest payment (dividend) divided by the current market price of a bond.
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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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Professional Client

An investor that is able to meet several regulatory criteria.
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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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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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Technical Analysis

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

What is a zero coupon bond?
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Year to Date (YTD)

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