What is 'yield'? Definition & meaning

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Leverage

A method of trading using borrowed money that usually involves a very high level of risk.

Professional Client

An investor that is able to meet several regulatory criteria.

Account balance

The amount of money a user has stored in a financial repository.

Unicorn

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

Arithmetic Mean

The sum of a set of numbers added together and then divided by the total amount of numbers in that set.

Technical Analysis

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

Stock Market

A place where shares of publicly listed companies are traded.

Zero-Sum Game

A situation in which one person's gain is another's loss.

Venture Capital Trust (VCT)

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

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