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A form of debt investment that carries higher risk because of the likelihood that the issuer will default.

Trading outside of a stock exchange's opening hours.

These are stocks in companies that are considered to be “growing”. These companies may be delivering new products and services, or entering new markets.

A place where shares of publicly listed companies are traded.

A mathematical test used to determine whether a claim is true or false.

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms. This is as opposed to an index-linked gilt where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI).

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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.

Tradeable assets that let Americans invest in overseas stocks using US laws and dollars.