Holding Period Return

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.

A method of trading using borrowed money that usually involves a very high level of risk.

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

London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.

This is the measurement of a fund’s performance in a specific period.

The amount of money a user has stored in a financial repository.

An exchange-traded fund that is comprised of a set of stocks.

The art of buying shares which trade below their value, according to the analysis of the value investor.

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