Clean price

The quoted price of a gilt, which excludes accrued interest

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Money laundering

A method of moving money obtained illicitly through the financial system so it can be used legally.
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Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)

A collection of investments, pooled into a single fund that can be bought and sold on a stock exchange.
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Lock-up period

The period after an IPO when insiders have to sit on their hands and can’t sell their shares.
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Balance sheet

A summary of a company's finances, including its assets, liabilities and shareholder equity.
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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.
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Net Income (NI)

The money a firm is left with from sales after subtracting taxes and different business costs.
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Junk Bond

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

Unique to the UK, these funds pool together money to invest from multiple investors.
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Arithmetic Mean

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