What is 'Inflation'? | Freetrade Dictionary

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Time-Weighted Rate of Return (TWRR)

A return calculated over the time period invested, that excludes extraneous elements, such as deposits to and withdrawals from the investment accounted.

Bed & ISA

Understand what Bed and ISA is and how it works

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.

Earnings per share

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

UK Treasury bill

A debt instrument issued by the UK government with a maturity of less than one year.

Zero-Sum Game

A situation in which one person's gain is another's loss.

Yield curve

A graphical representation of interest rates over time

DMO

The United Kingdom Debt Management Office. It’s an executive agency responsible for managing the government’s debt and cash needs, primarily through issuing gilts and Treasury bills.

LSE

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

Inflation