PIPELINE

Today's word:  PIPELINE Theme for this fortnight: VENTURE CAPITAL  An investment company whose purpose is to collect investment funds from a pool of individual investors and invest them in financial securities. It is the flow of upcoming underwriting deals. &nbs...

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INCUBATOR

Today's word:  INCUBATOR Theme for this fortnight: VENTURE CAPITAL  A firm engaged in the business of fostering early-stage companies through the developmental phases until such time as the company has sufficient financial, human and physical resources to function on its own.                 The firm can be either a non-profit or a for-profit entity, and it...

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VRITTAM (20 OCT 2013 - 26 OCT 2013)

THE WEEKLY FINANCIAL NEWS Festive season: Discounts, freebies galore as cos try to woo consumers As the festive season sales peaks, consumers are spoilt for choices as companies and service providers flood the market with discount and freebies. Consumer durables makers have come with offers as assured gifts, cash backs and special packages as free installation, discount on annual maintenance cost, free insurance etc to boost up their...

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T-REX FUND

Today's word:  T-REX FUND Theme for this fortnight: VENTURE CAPITAL  Slang term for a very large venture capital fund. These funds typically have over one billion dollars, and tend to be powerful in their business dealings. &nbs...

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GROUND FLOOR

Today's word: GROUND FLOOR Theme for this fortnight: VENTURE CAPITAL     The first stage of a new venture or investment opportunity. Venture capitalists get in "on the ground floor" of as many reasonably promising companies as they can, hoping to catch the explosive growth of a small company that becomes the next big thing...

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FULL RATCHET

Today's word: FULL RATCHET Theme for this fortnight: VENTURE CAPITAL An anti-dilution provision that, for any shares of common stock sold by a company after the issuing of an option (or convertible security), applies the lowest sale price as being the adjusted option price or conversion ratio for existing shareholders. Full-ratchet anti-dilution protection allows an investor to have his or her percentage ownership remain the same as the...

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VRITTAM (13 OCT 2013 - 19 OCT 2013)

THE WEEKLY FINANCIAL NEWS  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh heads to Russia, China to boost trade Prime Minister will look to clinch energy, defence and other economic deals to boost trade and investment to kick-start sluggish growth.   India may launch interest rate futures in next two months India plans to launch trading of government bond futures within the next two months as part of efforts to deepen its financial markets....

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DOWN ROUND

Today's word: DOWN ROUND Theme for this fortnight: VENTURE CAPITAL   A round of financing where investors purchase stock from a company at a lower valuation than the valuation placed upon the company by earlier investors. Down rounds cause dilution of ownership for existing investors. This often means the company's founders stock or options are worth much less, or even nothing at all. Unfortunately, sometimes the only other option...

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DEATH VALLEY

Today's word: DEATH VALLEY Theme for this fortnight: VENTURE CAPITAL   A slang phrase used in venture capital to refer to the period of time from when a startup firm receives an initial capital contribution to when it begins generating revenues. During the death valley curve, additional financing is usually scarce, leaving the firm vulnerable to cash flow requirements. &nbs...

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ARCHANGEL

Today's word: ARCHANGELTheme for this fortnight: VENTURE CAPITAL   An angel investor who has invested in a number of ventures that have achieved fame and fortune as commercial successes. An angel investor with this degree of success may also be referred to as a "super angel." The term may also refer to an external advisor hired by a group of angel investors to perform due diligence and provide advice on business opportunities that...

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ADVENTURE CAPITALIST

  Today's word: ADVENTURE CAPITALISTTheme for this fortnight: VENTURE CAPITAL A specific type of venture capitalist who is more accessible, but who may be harder to find and whose pockets are not as deep as a traditional venture capitalist. Or, a specific type of venture capitalist who is willing to invest in endeavors that would be considered too risky for traditional venture capitalists. Adventure capitalists invest in smaller upstarts...

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STREET BOOK

Today's word: STREET BOOK Theme for this fortnight: FUTURES  A daily account of futures commission merchants and clearing members. The street book gives details on each futures transaction, including the date, type of commodity, price and the affected market. The street book also records the name of the person for whom the trade was made...

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VRITTAM (07 OCT 2013 - 12 OCT 2013)

THE WEEKLY FINANCIAL NEWS  Promoters crowd the street to buy out ‘bottomed-out’ stocks Promoters of many mid- & small-cap companies and a few high-profile owners are quietly acquiring shares of their companies through open market purchases for the past few months as they feel that these stocks have bottomed out, and are priced attractively. RBI announces measures to improve liquidity, cuts MSF rate by 50...

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