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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S&P 500

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Yield to maturity (YTM)

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Compound interest

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Ponzi Scheme

A form of fraud designed to lure new investors, and pays the earlier backers by using the new investors' money.
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Account balance

The amount of money a user has stored in a financial repository.
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Venture Capital Trust (VCT)

A listed company run by a fund manager, investing mainly in private companies.e.
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Stock Market

A place where shares of publicly listed companies are traded.
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Income statement

A summary of a company's income and expenses over a set period of time.
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Forward pricing

Mutual funds are traded on a forward pricing basis, meaning the price you see will be different to the price you may trade at.
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