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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Hypothesis Testing

A mathematical test used to determine whether a claim is true or false.
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Fixed Income

An investment that provides a fixed rate of return, often over a specific set of time.
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Earnings per share

We look at what earnings per share mean and how to calculate it
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Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

A set of standards which investors use to present their investment results.
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Professional Client

An investor that is able to meet several regulatory criteria.
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Gilt

What is a gilt?
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OEIC

Unique to the UK, these funds pool together money to invest from multiple investors.
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Free Trade

The other free trade. International trade in which countries allow goods to flow across their borders without imposing import or export taxes.
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Stock Exchange

A physical/digital place where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities.
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