Hedge Fund

The interest earned on a gilt since the last dividend date. When buying a gilt, the buyer pays the accrued interest at the time of a transaction to the seller in addition to the clean price of the gilt

The period after an IPO when insiders have to sit on their hands and can’t sell their shares.

Tradeable assets that let Americans invest in overseas stocks using US laws and dollars.

The quoted price of a gilt, which excludes accrued interest

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

A situation in which one person's gain is another's loss.

Listing a company on a stock exchange, or the shares that are genuinely up for grabs once it’s there.

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