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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Bed & ISA

Understand what Bed and ISA is and how it works
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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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Running yield

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

How banks work out what investors will pay for shares before an IPO, one order at a time.
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Dividends

Find out what dividends are and how they can contribute to the growth of your investment portfolio.
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Securities

Bonds and stocks.
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Equity

The amount of money a company would be left with by subtracting its liabilities from the value of its assets.
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S&P 500

Find out what is the definition of the S&P 500 index.
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LSE

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