What is 'Free Trade'? | Freetrade Dictionary

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

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Coupon

Also called a dividend, this is the fixed annual interest paid to gilt holders. It’s usually paid in two equal, semi-annual instalments and expressed as a percentage of the nominal value of the gilt.

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).

Compound interest

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Profit and Loss Statement (P&L)

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

Net asset value

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

Technical Analysis

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

Collective investment scheme

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Yield to maturity

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Time Value of Money

The concept that money you have now is more valuable than the same sum in the future.

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