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Accrued interest

Accrued interest

The interest earned on a gilt since the last dividend date. When buying a gilt, the buyer pays the accrued interest at the time of a transaction to the seller in addition to the clean price of the gilt

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W-8BEN Form

Non-US individuals and businesses may have to file this form for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the US tax authority.

Venture Capital Trust (VCT)

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

Volatility

A measure of how much the prices of an asset or index vary over time.

Investment Trust

A company that pools money together from multiple investors and then invests it.

Beta

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Unicorn

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

Dividends

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Margin call

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