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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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Total Return

This is the measurement of a fund’s performance in a specific period.
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Year to Date (YTD)

A period of time that starts with the first day of the current calendar year and ends with today.
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NASDAQ

A US stock exchange specialising in the shares of technology companies.
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Forward pricing

Mutual funds are traded on a forward pricing basis, meaning the price you see will be different to the price you may trade at.
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Net Income (NI)

The money a firm is left with from sales after subtracting taxes and different business costs.
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Account balance

The amount of money a user has stored in a financial repository.
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Yield curve

A graphical representation of interest rates over time
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index-linked gilts

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI). This is as opposed to a conventional gilt, where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms.
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Key Information Document (KID)

A document issued by an investment fund to help investors determine if it's the right fund for them.
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