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..

More terms

Ponzi Scheme

A form of fraud designed to lure new investors, and pays the earlier backers by using the new investors' money.
Read more

Bed & ISA

Understand what Bed and ISA is and how it works
Read more

Spot Rate

The currency exchange rate a bank quotes, valid with immediate effect.
Read more

Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)

A collection of investments, pooled into a single fund that can be bought and sold on a stock exchange.
Read more

Time Value of Money

The concept that money you have now is more valuable than the same sum in the future.
Read more

After-hours trading

Trading outside of a stock exchange's opening hours.
Read more

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.
Read more

Retail Prices Index (RPI)

An index published each month by the Office for National Statistics, which measures the level of retail prices in the UK. Cash flows on all index-linked gilts are linked to the RPI.
Read more

Technical Analysis

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

You’re just minutes away from commission-free investing

When you invest, your capital is at risk