What is a 'coupon'? Definition & meaning

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Zero coupon bonds

What is a zero coupon bond?

Profit and Loss Statement (P&L)

A statement that summarises firm's expenses, costs, and revenues incurred during a time period. AKA income statement.

52-week high/low

The highest, or lowest, price a share has traded at in a passing year.

Quick ratio

Learn what quick ratio stands for in financial terms and how to calculate it.

Free Trade

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

Junk Bond

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

Fundamentals

The data or information that is likely to impact a company's stock price.

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.

Stock Market

A place where shares of publicly listed companies are traded.

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