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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Arithmetic Mean

The sum of a set of numbers added together and then divided by the total amount of numbers in that set.
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Profit and Loss Statement (P&L)

A statement that summarises firm's expenses, costs, and revenues incurred during a time period. AKA income statement.
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Earnings per share

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

A graphical representation of interest rates over time
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52-week high/low

The highest, or lowest, price a share has traded at in a passing year.
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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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Income statement

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

Stocks in companies that aren’t necessarily growing fast, but instead are dependable and stable.
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After-hours trading

Trading outside of a stock exchange's opening hours.
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