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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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After-hours trading

Trading outside of a stock exchange's opening hours.

Bond

Learn what a bond is

Time Value of Money

The concept that money you have now is more valuable than the same sum in the future.

Dirty price

The total price payable on the purchase of a gilt. It’s calculated as the clean price plus accrued interest.

Beta

Learn what Beta stands for in finance.

Annualised Rate of Return

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

Rate of Return

Profit on an investment, expressed as a percentage of the investment.

Technical Analysis

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

52-week high/low

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

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