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Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

A set of standards which investors use to present their investment results.

Beta

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Value Investing

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

Compound interest

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Wall Street

A street in New York that became a figure of speech for the financial markets of the US.

Equity ETF

An exchange-traded fund that is comprised of a set of stocks.

OEIC

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

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.

Running yield

The annual interest payment (dividend) divided by the current market price of a bond.

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