Clean price

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The sum of a set of numbers added together and then divided by the total amount of numbers in that set.

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.

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

The amount of money a company would be left with by subtracting its liabilities from the value of its assets.

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Listing a company on a stock exchange, or the shares that are genuinely up for grabs once it’s there.

The total price payable on the purchase of a gilt. It’s calculated as the clean price plus accrued interest.