Gross Margin

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

How banks work out what investors will pay for shares before an IPO, one order at a time.

The art of buying shares which trade below their value, according to the analysis of the value investor.

Find out what quantitative easing is and how central banks use this monetary measure to encourage economic growth.

An investment strategy in which money is put into a variety assets.

Mutual funds are traded on a forward pricing basis, meaning the price you see will be different to the price you may trade at.

A security that is sold outside of an exchange.

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

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.