What are 'costs and charges'? Definition & meaning

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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.

DMO

The United Kingdom Debt Management Office. It’s an executive agency responsible for managing the government’s debt and cash needs, primarily through issuing gilts and Treasury bills.

Bond

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Leverage

A method of trading using borrowed money that usually involves a very high level of risk.

Ponzi Scheme

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

W-8BEN Form

Non-US individuals and businesses may have to file this form for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the US tax authority.

52-week high/low

The highest, or lowest, price a share has traded at in a passing year.

Balance sheet

A summary of a company's finances, including its assets, liabilities and shareholder equity.

American Depository Receipts (ADRs)

Tradeable assets that let Americans invest in overseas stocks using US laws and dollars.

Costs and Charges