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Zero-Sum Game

A situation in which one person's gain is another's loss.

Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Product (PRIIP)

An investment where, regardless of its legal form, the amount repayable to the retail investor is subject to fluctuations.

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.

Junk Bond

A form of debt investment that carries higher risk because of the likelihood that the issuer will default.

Earnings per share

We look at what earnings per share mean and how to calculate it

Unit Trusts

A collective investment scheme the investors pay money into in exchange for units. The money is invested in a diversified portfolio of assets.

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.

Quantitative easing

Find out what quantitative easing is and how central banks use this monetary measure to encourage economic growth.

Holding Period Return

The amount of money generated by an asset during the time that it was held by an investor..

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