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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An ETF that that reproduces the return of an index through the use of swaps.
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Over-The-Counter (OTC)

A security that is sold outside of an exchange.
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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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Diversification

An investment strategy in which money is put into a variety assets.
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Gross Margin

The difference between a company's revenue and the cost to produce its goods/services, divided by revenue.
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