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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Net Asset Value (NAV)

The value of a company's assets relative to the number of shares it has.
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Value Investing

The art of buying shares which trade below their value, according to the analysis of the value investor.
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Margin call

Learn what a margin call stands for in financial terms.
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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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Accounting standards

The rules a company follows when preparing financial statements.
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DMO

The United Kingdom Debt Management Office. It’s an executive agency responsible for managing the government’s debt and cash needs, primarily through issuing gilts and Treasury bills.
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Technical Analysis

Examining price movements of shares and other assets, and trying to predict how they will move in the future.
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American Depository Receipts (ADRs)

Tradeable assets that let Americans invest in overseas stocks using US laws and dollars.
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index-linked gilts

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI). This is as opposed to a conventional gilt, where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms.
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