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Year to Date (YTD)

Year to Date (YTD)

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

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

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Venture Capital Trust (VCT)

A listed company run by a fund manager, investing mainly in private companies.e.

Stock Market

A place where shares of publicly listed companies are traded.

Earnings per share

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Collective investment scheme

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Bull market

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After-hours trading

Trading outside of a stock exchange's opening hours.

Oligopoly

A situation in which a market or industry is controlled by a small group of companies.

Money laundering

A method of moving money obtained illicitly through the financial system so it can be used legally.

Balance sheet

A summary of a company's finances, including its assets, liabilities and shareholder equity.

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