Gross Margin

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.

Profit on an investment, expressed as a percentage of the investment.

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

Mutual funds and investment trusts are priced on their net asset value (NAV).

The value of a company's assets relative to the number of shares it has.

We look at what is a depository and what role they play in keeping markets work.

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

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

A company that pools money together from multiple investors and then invests it.