What is 'Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)'?

A collection of investments, pooled into a single fund that can be bought and sold on a stock exchange.

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SPAC

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Earnings per share

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Margin call

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Synthetic ETFs

An ETF that that reproduces the return of an index through the use of swaps.

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.

Value Investing

The art of buying shares which trade below their value, according to the analysis of the value investor.

Retail Prices Index (RPI)

An index published each month by the Office for National Statistics, which measures the level of retail prices in the UK. Cash flows on all index-linked gilts are linked to the RPI.

Bed & ISA

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Bond

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