Clean price

The quoted price of a gilt, which excludes accrued interest

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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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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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Yield

Income from an investment as a percentage of its current price.
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Maturity date

The date on which a gilt is redeemed and the gilt holder receives the repayment of the nominal amount and final dividend or coupon payment.
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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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Compound interest

Understand what compound interest means and how it's calculated
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Total Return

This is the measurement of a fund’s performance in a specific period.
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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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Net asset value

Mutual funds and investment trusts are priced on their net asset value (NAV).
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