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Coupon

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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Wall Street

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

Net asset value

Mutual funds and investment trusts are priced on their net asset value (NAV).

United States Dollar (USD)

The famous greenback our friends in the US use as currency.

Technical Analysis

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

Dividends

Find out what dividends are and how they can contribute to the growth of your investment portfolio.

Annualised Rate of Return

The average annual return an investor sees over a set period of time.

Leverage

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

Unicorn

A startup valued at over £1 billion. They are rare, hence the name.

Value stocks

Stocks in companies that aren’t necessarily growing fast, but instead are dependable and stable.

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