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A startup valued at over £1 billion. They are rare, hence the name.

A collection of investments, pooled into a single fund that can be bought and sold on a stock exchange.

The money a firm is left with from sales after subtracting taxes and different business costs.

We look at what earnings per share mean and how to calculate it

An ETF that that reproduces the return of an index through the use of swaps.

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

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

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

A legal requirement for financial firms to understand exactly who their customers are. Used to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing.