Coupon

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.

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Running yield

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

What is a zero coupon bond?
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Venture Capital

A type of financing that investors provide to startups, who sometimes announce getting said financing in TechCrunch, to big fanfare.
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Account balance

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

Learn what's a collective investment scheme
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Free Trade

The other free trade. International trade in which countries allow goods to flow across their borders without imposing import or export taxes.
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Margin call

Learn what a margin call stands for in financial terms.
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Conditional dealing

Trading in new shares before they’re officially admitted to the exchange, on the condition that admission goes ahead.
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Securities

Bonds and stocks.
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