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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Securities

Bonds and stocks.
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Retail Prices Index (RPI)

An index published each month by the Office for National Statistics, which measures the level of retail prices in the UK. Cash flows on all index-linked gilts are linked to the RPI.
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Hedge Fund

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

A trading venue operated by the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
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Fixed Income

An investment that provides a fixed rate of return, often over a specific set of time.
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Growth stocks

These are stocks in companies that are considered to be “growing”. These companies may be delivering new products and services, or entering new markets.
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SPAC

Find our what a SPAc or special purpose acquisition company is.
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Leverage

A method of trading using borrowed money that usually involves a very high level of risk.
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Bull market

We explain what a 'bull market' means
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