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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Spot Rate

The currency exchange rate a bank quotes, valid with immediate effect.
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Bull market

We explain what a 'bull market' means
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Total Return

This is the measurement of a fund’s performance in a specific period.
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Costs and Charges

The money you pay when investing.
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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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Equity ETF

An exchange-traded fund that is comprised of a set of stocks.
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Account balance

The amount of money a user has stored in a financial repository.
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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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Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

A means of calculating the potential future return on an investment.
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