Costs and Charges

Learn what quick ratio stands for in financial terms and how to calculate it.

An investment that provides a fixed rate of return, often over a specific set of time.

A measure of how much the prices of an asset or index vary over time.

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.

A debt instrument issued by the UK government with a maturity of less than one year.

An investment strategy in which money is put into a variety assets.

An investment trust specialised in investing in commercial property such as parking garages or GP offices.

We look at what is a depository and what role they play in keeping markets work.

Examining price movements of shares and other assets, and trying to predict how they will move in the future.