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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Yield curve

A graphical representation of interest rates over time
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Hypothesis Testing

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OEIC

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Diversification

An investment strategy in which money is put into a variety assets.
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Maturity value

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Annualised Rate of Return

The average annual return an investor sees over a set period of time.
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Money laundering

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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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