What are 'costs and charges'? Definition & meaning

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Accrued interest

The interest earned on a gilt since the last dividend date. When buying a gilt, the buyer pays the accrued interest at the time of a transaction to the seller in addition to the clean price of the gilt

Oligopoly

A situation in which a market or industry is controlled by a small group of companies.

Value Investing

The art of buying shares which trade below their value, according to the analysis of the value investor.

Yield

Income from an investment as a percentage of its current price.

Nominal amount

The face value of a gilt. It represents the amount that will be repaid to the holder at maturity and is also used to calculate the dividend or coupon payment.

SPAC

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Account balance

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

Dividends

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Total Return

This is the measurement of a fund’s performance in a specific period.

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