index-linked gilts

Index-linked gilts

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI). This is as opposed to a conventional gilt, where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms.

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Gilt

What is a gilt?

Interest Rate

The amount a lender charges for lending your money, or a borrower pays you for borrowing your money.

Investment Return

The amount of money made or lost from an investment. Usually expressed as a percentage.

Quick ratio

Learn what quick ratio stands for in financial terms and how to calculate it.

Dirty price

The total price payable on the purchase of a gilt. It’s calculated as the clean price plus accrued interest.

United States Dollar (USD)

The famous greenback our friends in the US use as currency.

SPAC

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Xetra

A trading venue operated by the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

Yield

Income from an investment as a percentage of its current price.

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