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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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Gilt

What is a gilt?

Yield

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

Unicorn

A startup valued at over £1 billion. They are rare, hence the name.

Depository

We look at what is a depository and what role they play in keeping markets work.

Maturity value

What's the maturity value of a bond?

Hedge Fund

Investment funds that are often associated with riskier and shorter-term trading strategies.

Yield to maturity

What is yield to maturity and why is it useful?

LSE

London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.

Margin call

Learn what a margin call stands for in financial terms.

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