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Dirty price

Dirty price

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

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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.

Collective investment scheme

Learn what's a collective investment scheme

Hypothesis Testing

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

Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

A set of standards which investors use to present their investment results.

Maturity value

What's the maturity value of a bond?

Securities

Bonds and stocks.

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.

Margin call

Learn what a margin call stands for in financial terms.

Professional Client

An investor that is able to meet several regulatory criteria.

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