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Hedge Fund

Hedge Fund

Investment funds that are often associated with riskier and shorter-term trading strategies.

Investment funds that are often associated with riskier and shorter-term trading strategies.

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UK Treasury bill

A debt instrument issued by the UK government with a maturity of less than one year.
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Time-Weighted Rate of Return (TWRR)

A return calculated over the time period invested, that excludes extraneous elements, such as deposits to and withdrawals from the investment accounted.
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Conventional gilts

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms. This is as opposed to an index-linked gilt where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI).
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Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

A means of calculating the potential future return on an investment.
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Yield curve

A graphical representation of interest rates over time
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Investment Trust

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

The amount of money a user has stored in a financial repository.
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Over-The-Counter (OTC)

A security that is sold outside of an exchange.
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Gilt

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