Zero-Sum Game

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

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

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Interest Rate

The amount a lender charges for lending your money, or a borrower pays you for borrowing your money.
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SPAC

Find our what a SPAc or special purpose acquisition company is.
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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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Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

A means of calculating the potential future return on an investment.
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S&P 500

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Gilt

What is a gilt?
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Bond

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Conventional gilts

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms. This is as opposed to an index-linked gilt where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI).
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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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