Holding Period Return

The amount of money generated by an asset during the time that it was held by an investor..

The amount of money generated by an asset during the time that it was held by an investor..

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After-hours trading

Trading outside of a stock exchange's opening hours.
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Zero coupon bonds

What is a zero coupon bond?
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Unicorn

A startup valued at over £1 billion. They are rare, hence the name.
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Earnings per share

We look at what earnings per share mean and how to calculate it
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Bed & ISA

Understand what Bed and ISA is and how it works
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Coupon

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.
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Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

A set of standards which investors use to present their investment results.
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Accrued interest

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
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Investment Trust

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