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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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Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

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

Total Return

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

Collective investment scheme

Learn what's a collective investment scheme

Wall Street

A street in New York that became a figure of speech for the financial markets of the US.

Earnings per share

We look at what earnings per share mean and how to calculate it

Account balance

The amount of money a user has stored in a financial repository.

Running yield

The annual interest payment (dividend) divided by the current market price of a bond.

Bull market

We explain what a 'bull market' means

Yield curve

A graphical representation of interest rates over time

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