Gross Margin

Bonds and stocks.

An investor that is able to meet several regulatory criteria.

A legal requirement for financial firms to understand exactly who their customers are. Used to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing.

A document issued by an investment fund to help investors determine if it's the right fund for them.

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.

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.

What is a zero coupon bond?

A place where shares of publicly listed companies are traded.

A US stock exchange specialising in the shares of technology companies.