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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Investment Return

The amount of money made or lost from an investment. Usually expressed as a percentage.
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Interest Rate

The amount a lender charges for lending your money, or a borrower pays you for borrowing your money.
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Diversification

An investment strategy in which money is put into a variety assets.
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ESG investing

ESG is a hot topic right now for investors. Understand what ESG investing is all about and how you can use it to diversify your portfolio.
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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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SPAC

Find our what a SPAc or special purpose acquisition company is.
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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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Year to Date (YTD)

A period of time that starts with the first day of the current calendar year and ends with today.
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Accrued interest

The interest earned on a gilt since the last dividend date. When buying a gilt, the buyer pays the accrued interest at the time of a transaction to the seller in addition to the clean price of the gilt
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