/

Conventional gilts

Conventional gilt

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).

More terms

Inflation

The increase in the prices of goods and services over time, and the process by which money loses its value.

Arithmetic Mean

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

Interest Rate

The amount a lender charges for lending your money, or a borrower pays you for borrowing your money.

Base rate

What's the base rate?

OEIC

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

Dividends

Find out what dividends are and how they can contribute to the growth of your investment portfolio.

Value stocks

Stocks in companies that aren’t necessarily growing fast, but instead are dependable and stable.

Margin call

Learn what a margin call stands for in financial terms.

Venture Capital

A type of financing that investors provide to startups, who sometimes announce getting said financing in TechCrunch, to big fanfare.

You’re just minutes away from commission-free investing

When you invest, your capital is at risk

Freetrade does not provide investment advice and individual investors should make their own decisions or seek professional advice. The value of investments can go down as well as up and you may receive back less than your original investment. Freetrade is a trading name of Freetrade Limited, which is a member firm of the London Stock Exchange and is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Registered in England and Wales (no. 09797821).

© 2026 Freetrade, All rights reserved. The Apple logo is a trademark of Apple Inc. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc. Google Play and the Google Play logo are trademarks of Google LLC.