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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52-week high/low

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

A trading venue operated by the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
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Conventional gilts

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms. This is as opposed to an index-linked gilt where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI).
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Custodian bank

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Alpha

The percentage by which an investor outperforms a relevant benchmark.
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S&P 500

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Collective investment scheme

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Technical Analysis

Examining price movements of shares and other assets, and trying to predict how they will move in the future.
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Over-The-Counter (OTC)

A security that is sold outside of an exchange.
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