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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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Account balance

The amount of money a user has stored in a financial repository.
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Base rate

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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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Yield

Income from an investment as a percentage of its current price.
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Holding Period Return

The amount of money generated by an asset during the time that it was held by an investor..
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Net asset value

Mutual funds and investment trusts are priced on their net asset value (NAV).
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Volatility

A measure of how much the prices of an asset or index vary over time.
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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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Fundamentals

The data or information that is likely to impact a company's stock price.
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