What is 'Fundamentals'? | Freetrade Dictionary

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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.

Technical Analysis

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

Income statement

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

index-linked gilts

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI). This is as opposed to a conventional gilt, where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms.

Spot Rate

The currency exchange rate a bank quotes, valid with immediate effect.

Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)

An investment trust specialised in investing in commercial property such as parking garages or GP offices.

Yield to maturity

What is yield to maturity and why is it useful?

Growth stocks

These are stocks in companies that are considered to be “growing”. These companies may be delivering new products and services, or entering new markets.

Free Trade

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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