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Hypothesis Testing

Hypothesis Testing

A mathematical test used to determine whether a claim is true or false.

A mathematical test used to determine whether a claim is true or false.

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Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

A means of calculating the potential future return on an investment.
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Withholding Tax

A tax deduction made at the source of the payment.
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After-hours trading

Trading outside of a stock exchange's opening hours.
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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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Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)

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

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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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Leverage

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

A way of calculating compound returns on an investment or savings over a set period of time.
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