What is 'Equity'? | Freetrade Dictionary

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Conventional gilts

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms. This is as opposed to an index-linked gilt where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI).

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

Stock Market

A place where shares of publicly listed companies are traded.

Key Information Document (KID)

A document issued by an investment fund to help investors determine if it's the right fund for them.

Yield to maturity

What is yield to maturity and why is it useful?

Income statement

A summary of a company's income and expenses over a set period of time.

Nominal amount

The face value of a gilt. It represents the amount that will be repaid to the holder at maturity and is also used to calculate the dividend or coupon payment.

Free Trade

The other free trade. International trade in which countries allow goods to flow across their borders without imposing import or export taxes.

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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