Course glossary

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Here are some worlds which should be familiar for you till the end of the course, try to cover them when you will have free time.


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V

Venture capital

Capital invested into projects with higher risks, usually start-up businesses.

Vertical merger

A merger between companies that are in the same industry but are not at the same production stage. For example, if a car manufacturer buys a tyre company. They are part of the car manufacturing industry, but now the car maker can reduce the cost of tyres.

Volume

The number of shares traded in a day on the London Stock Exchange.