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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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Yield curve

A graphical representation of interest rates over time
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Geometric Mean Return

A way of calculating compound returns on an investment or savings over a set period of time.
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Technical Analysis

Examining price movements of shares and other assets, and trying to predict how they will move in the future.
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Arithmetic Mean

The sum of a set of numbers added together and then divided by the total amount of numbers in that set.
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Net asset value

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

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Custodian bank

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Gross Margin

The difference between a company's revenue and the cost to produce its goods/services, divided by revenue.
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Spot Rate

The currency exchange rate a bank quotes, valid with immediate effect.
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