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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Venture Capital Trust (VCT)

A listed company run by a fund manager, investing mainly in private companies.e.
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Know Your Customer (KYC)

A legal requirement for financial firms to understand exactly who their customers are. Used to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing.
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Fundamentals

The data or information that is likely to impact a company's stock price.
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DMO

The United Kingdom Debt Management Office. It’s an executive agency responsible for managing the government’s debt and cash needs, primarily through issuing gilts and Treasury bills.
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Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Product (PRIIP)

An investment where, regardless of its legal form, the amount repayable to the retail investor is subject to fluctuations.
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Oligopoly

A situation in which a market or industry is controlled by a small group of companies.
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Running yield

The annual interest payment (dividend) divided by the current market price of a bond.
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Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

A means of calculating the potential future return on an investment.
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SPAC

Find our what a SPAc or special purpose acquisition company is.
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