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Fixed Income

Fixed Income

An investment that provides a fixed rate of return, often over a specific set of time.

An investment that provides a fixed rate of return, often over a specific set of time.

More terms

Profit and Loss Statement (P&L)

A statement that summarises firm's expenses, costs, and revenues incurred during a time period. AKA income statement.

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.

Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

A means of calculating the potential future return on an investment.

LSE

London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.

Geometric Mean Return

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

Technical Analysis

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

Leverage

A method of trading using borrowed money that usually involves a very high level of risk.

Compound interest

Understand what compound interest means and how it's calculated

Value stocks

Stocks in companies that aren’t necessarily growing fast, but instead are dependable and stable.

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