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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Value Investing

The art of buying shares which trade below their value, according to the analysis of the value investor.
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Diversification

An investment strategy in which money is put into a variety assets.
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Zero-Sum Game

A situation in which one person's gain is another's loss.
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Volatility

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

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Time Value of Money

The concept that money you have now is more valuable than the same sum in the future.
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Stock Exchange

A physical/digital place where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities.
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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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52-week high/low

The highest, or lowest, price a share has traded at in a passing year.
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