Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

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

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

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52-week high/low

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

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

Learn what a custodian bank is.
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Technical Analysis

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

An investor that is able to meet several regulatory criteria.
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Gilt

What is a gilt?
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Wall Street

A street in New York that became a figure of speech for the financial markets of the US.
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