Freetrade: Trading & Investing
Invest in ISA, Pension, Stocks
Get
Stocks and shares ISA
Personal Pension
General investment account
Compare Plans
Support
Log In
Get Started
Dictionary
/
Clean price
Clean price
The quoted price of a gilt, which excludes accrued interest
More terms
Wall Street
A street in New York that became a figure of speech for the financial markets of the US.
Read more
Coupon
Also called a dividend, this is the fixed annual interest paid to gilt holders. It’s usually paid in two equal, semi-annual instalments and expressed as a percentage of the nominal value of the gilt.
Read more
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.
Read more
ESG investing
ESG is a hot topic right now for investors. Understand what ESG investing is all about and how you can use it to diversify your portfolio.
Read more
Alpha
The percentage by which an investor outperforms a relevant benchmark.
Read more
Investment Return
The amount of money made or lost from an investment. Usually expressed as a percentage.
Read more
Hedge Fund
Investment funds that are often associated with riskier and shorter-term trading strategies.
Read more
Arithmetic Mean
The sum of a set of numbers added together and then divided by the total amount of numbers in that set.
Read more
Gross Margin
The difference between a company's revenue and the cost to produce its goods/services, divided by revenue.
Read more
You’re just minutes away from commission-free investing
open an isa
When you invest, your capital is at risk