Clean price

The quoted price of a gilt, which excludes accrued interest

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Profit and Loss Statement (P&L)

A statement that summarises firm's expenses, costs, and revenues incurred during a time period. AKA income statement.
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Accounting standards

The rules a company follows when preparing financial statements.
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Retail Prices Index (RPI)

An index published each month by the Office for National Statistics, which measures the level of retail prices in the UK. Cash flows on all index-linked gilts are linked to the RPI.
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LSE

London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.
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Investment Trust

A company that pools money together from multiple investors and then invests it.
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Account balance

The amount of money a user has stored in a financial repository.
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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.
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Hedge Fund

Investment funds that are often associated with riskier and shorter-term trading strategies.
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Professional Client

An investor that is able to meet several regulatory criteria.
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