Clean price

The quoted price of a gilt, which excludes accrued interest

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Zero coupon bonds

What is a zero coupon bond?
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Quantitative easing

Find out what quantitative easing is and how central banks use this monetary measure to encourage economic growth.
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Bed & ISA

Understand what Bed and ISA is and how it works
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Volatility

A measure of how much the prices of an asset or index vary over time.
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Ponzi Scheme

A form of fraud designed to lure new investors, and pays the earlier backers by using the new investors' money.
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Custodian bank

Learn what a custodian bank is.
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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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Forward pricing

Mutual funds are traded on a forward pricing basis, meaning the price you see will be different to the price you may trade at.
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Diversification

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