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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Interest Rate

The amount a lender charges for lending your money, or a borrower pays you for borrowing your money.
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Fundamentals

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

These are stocks in companies that are considered to be “growing”. These companies may be delivering new products and services, or entering new markets.
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Hypothesis Testing

A mathematical test used to determine whether a claim is true or false.
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Free Trade

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

The rules a company follows when preparing financial statements.
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Nominal amount

The face value of a gilt. It represents the amount that will be repaid to the holder at maturity and is also used to calculate the dividend or coupon payment.
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After-hours trading

Trading outside of a stock exchange's opening hours.
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