What are 'conventional gilts'? Definition & meaning

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A period of time that starts with the first day of the current calendar year and ends with today.

The official document a company publishes before selling shares to the public. Long, detailed, and worth a read.

A form of fraud designed to lure new investors, and pays the earlier backers by using the new investors' money.

The concept that money you have now is more valuable than the same sum in the future.

Mutual funds and investment trusts are priced on their net asset value (NAV).

A situation in which one person's gain is another's loss.

The difference between a company's revenue and the cost to produce its goods/services, divided by revenue.

A physical/digital place where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities.

The moment new shares are officially admitted to the stock exchange and open to trading for everyone.