Fundamentals

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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A set of standards which investors use to present their investment results.

The highest, or lowest, price a share has traded at in a passing year.

A summary of a company's finances, including its assets, liabilities and shareholder equity.

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.

A form of debt investment that carries higher risk because of the likelihood that the issuer will default.

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.

The data or information that is likely to impact a company's stock price.