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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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Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

A set of standards which investors use to present their investment results.
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Money weighted rate of return

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Maturity date

The date on which a gilt is redeemed and the gilt holder receives the repayment of the nominal amount and final dividend or coupon payment.
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Wall Street

A street in New York that became a figure of speech for the financial markets of the US.
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Time-Weighted Rate of Return (TWRR)

A return calculated over the time period invested, that excludes extraneous elements, such as deposits to and withdrawals from the investment accounted.
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Quantitative easing

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Synthetic ETFs

An ETF that that reproduces the return of an index through the use of swaps.
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Over-The-Counter (OTC)

A security that is sold outside of an exchange.
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Time Value of Money

The concept that money you have now is more valuable than the same sum in the future.
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