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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Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

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

Mutual funds and investment trusts are priced on their net asset value (NAV).
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Venture Capital Trust (VCT)

A listed company run by a fund manager, investing mainly in private companies.e.
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Synthetic ETFs

An ETF that that reproduces the return of an index through the use of swaps.
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Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)

A collection of investments, pooled into a single fund that can be bought and sold on a stock exchange.
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Gilt

What is a gilt?
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Base rate

What's the base rate?
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Fundamentals

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

Income from an investment as a percentage of its current price.
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